June 2019

Statistical Factsheet

Belgium

CONTENTS

Main figures 1
1. KEY DATA 2
2. POPULATION & ECONOMY 3
3. FINANCIAL ASPECTS 4-5
4. ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS 6-12
5. AGRICULTURAL TRADE 13-14
6. FARM STRUCTURE 15-16

Main figures - Year 2018

Population (1 st
January) 11 398 589 persons
Area* 30 666 km2
C urrency EUR euro
Nominal GDP at current prices 455 445 million EUR
GDP per capita at current prices 39 915 EUR
GDP per capita at purchasing power 35 778 PPS
Harmonised index of consumer prices 2.3% change over previous year
Unemployment rate 6.4 % of labour force
Exports (goods & services) 395 469 million EUR (current prices)
Imports (goods & services) 393 006 million EUR (current prices)
Balance (goods & services) 2 463 million EUR (current prices)
Exports of agricultural products 39 931 million EUR
Imports of agricultural products 33 828 million EUR
C urrent account balance 1.2 % of GDP
General government balance -1.0 % of GDP
General government gross debt 101.4 % of GDP
So urces: Euro pean Co mmissio n, Euro stat, and Directo rate General fo r Eco no mic and Financial A ffairs.

Updated: June 2019 * Data refer to the year 2016

Agriculture
and Rural
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1. KEY DATA
Macroeconomics

Population (new European C ommission methodology)

Total population (number of persons), of which: 2018 11 398 589 2.2% of EU-28
in predominantly rural regions (PR) 2018 8.5% 18.9% in EU-28
in intermediate regions 2018 38.2% 36.2% in EU-28
in predominantly urban regions 2018 53.3% 44.9% in EU-28
Population in PR regions (number of persons) 2018 969 766 1.0% of EU-28
GDP
In EUR (current prices):
total (million EUR) 2018 455 445 2.9% of EU-28
GDP per capita (EUR/person) 2018 39 915 30 946 in EU-28
GDP per capita (PPS/person) 2018 35 778 30 946 in EU-28
Real GDP growth rate (% change over previous year) 2018 1.5% 2.1% in EU-28
Gross value added
Agriculture, forestry and fishing (% of total GVA) 2018 0.8% 1.6% in EU-28
Financial aspects
Agricultural expenditure
Total expenditure (million EUR), of which: 2018 698.3 1.2% of EU-28
Direct payments (%) 2018 71.8% 70.9% in EU-28
Market measures (%) 2018 14.3% 4.6% in EU-28
Rural development (%) 2018 13.9% 24.5% in EU-28
Economic accounts of agriculture
Agricultural output
Agricultural goods output (million EUR), of which: 2018 7 897.4 1.9% of EU-28
C rop output, of which: 44.6% 1.6% of EU-28
C ereals (including seeds) 5.5% 0.9% of EU-28
Industrial crops 2.5% 1.0% of EU-28
Forage plants 7.0% 2.5% of EU-28
Vegetables and horticultural products 16.1% 2.2% of EU-28
Potatoes 6.7% 4.4% of EU-28
Fruits 6.4% 1.7% of EU-28
Wine 0.0% 0.0% of EU-28
Olive oil 0.0% 0.0% of EU-28
Animal output, of which: 54.9% 2.5% of EU-28
C attle 11.6% 2.8% of EU-28
Pigs 15.9% 3.4% of EU-28
Sheep and goats 0.2% 0.2% of EU-28
Poultry 9.2% 3.2% of EU-28
Milk 16.3% 2.2% of EU-28
Eggs 1.4% 1.1% of EU-28
Gross value added at basic prices (million EUR) 2018 1 820.5 1.0% of EU-28
Agricultural input
Total intermediate consumption (million EUR) 2018 6 113.0 2.4% of EU-28
Agricultural income
Indicator A (% change over previous year) 2018 -21.9% -3.6% in EU-28
Farm structure
Holdings
Total (No), of which: 2016 36 890 0.4% of EU-28
UAA < 5 ha (%) 2016 13.9% 65.6% in EU-28
Economic size < 4 000 € 2016 2.6% 55.7% in EU-28
Holder < 35 years (%) 2016 6.0% 5.1% in EU-28
Holder > 64 years (%) 2016 20.3% 32.8% in EU-28
UAA per holding (ha) 2016 36.7 16.6 in EU-28
Labour force
AWU (No) 2016 55 350 0.6% of EU-28
Female farm holders (%) 2016 14.2% 30.8% in EU-28
Male farm holders (%) 2016 85.8% 69.2% in EU-28
Agriculture in % of total employment 2017 1.1% 3.9% in EU-28

So urces: Euro pean Co mmissio n, Euro stat and Directo rate General fo r A griculture and Rural Develo pment.

Updated: June 2019

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2. POPULATION AND ECONOMY
Importance of rural areas
Territory Population GVA Employment
(km ) 2
(persons) (Million EUR) (persons)
Year 2016 2018 2016 2017
Predominantly Rural Regions 9 971 969 766 19 922 385 200
Intermediate Regions 13 407 4 350 199 131 764 1 864 200
Predominantly Urban Regions 7 288 6 078 624 227 426 2 337 800
Total 30 666 11 398 589 379 113 4 587 200
So urce: Euro stat. Updated: June 2019

100%
90% 23.8%
80%
53.3% 51.0%
70% 60.0%
60%
43.7%
50%
40%
30% 40.6%
38.2%
20% 34.8%
32.5%
10%
8.5% 5.3% 8.4%
0%
% Territory % Population % GVA % Employment

predominantly rural intermediate predominantly urban

Economic forecast
Indicators 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
GDP
In million EUR (current prices) 379 106 387 500 392 340 400 087 411 010 424 660 439 052 455 445 471 059 486 146
Per capita (in PPS; current prices) 31 273 32 185 32 137 32 965 34 467 34 432 35 009 35 778 36 751 37 733

% change over previous period

GDP growth (at constant prices) 1.8% 0.2% 0.2% 1.3% 1.7% 1.5% 1.7% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4%
GDP deflator 2.0% 2.0% 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% 1.8% 1.7% 2.2% 1.9% 1.8%

Harmonised index of consumer

3.4% 2.6% 1.2% 0.5% 0.6% 1.8% 2.2% 2.3% 2.1% 1.6%
prices

Exports (goods and services) 6.7% 0.3% 0.9% 5.2% 3.5% 7.6% 5.0% 3.5% 3.0% 3.1%
Imports (goods and services) 7.3% 0.1% 0.3% 6.2% 3.4% 8.5% 4.3% 2.7% 2.9% 3.3%
Net exports of goods and services
(million EUR) 1 962 2 390 4 873 2 537 5 864 5 640 5 114 2 463 2 354 1 492

% of total employment
Unemployment rate 7.2 7.6 8.4 8.5 8.5 7.8 7.1 6.4 6.1 5.9

% of GDP
C urrent account balance -1.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.9 -1.0 -0.6 0.7 1.2 1.1 1.1
General government balance -4.2 -4.2 -3.1 -3.1 -2.5 -2.4 -0.9 -1.0 -1.1 -1.3
General government gross debt 102.6 104.3 105.5 107.6 106.5 106.1 103.4 101.4 99.8 98.7

So urce: Euro pean Co mmissio n, Euro stat and Directo rate General fo r Eco no mic and Financial A ffairs

Updated: June 2019 Data fo r 2019 and 2020 are fo recasts

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3.1. AGRICULTURE: FINANCIAL ASPECTS
CAP expenditure

2018 2018
Measures
1 000 EUR % of total % of heading
Decoupled direct aids 414 577 59.4% 82.7%
Other direct aids 80 786 11.6% 16.1%
Additional amounts of aid 0 0.0% 0.0%
Reimbursement of direct aids in
0.9% 1.2%
relation to financial discipline 6 085
Direct payments 501 448 71.8% 100.0%
Olive oil 0 0.0% 0.0%
Textile plants 0 0.0% 0.0%
Fruit and vegetables 60 334 8.6% 60.5%
Wine sector 0 0.0% 0.0%
Promotion 3 663 0.5% 3.7%
Other plant products/measures 0 0.0% 0.0%
Milk and milk products 34 426 4.9% 34.5%
Beef and veal -2 0.0% 0.0%
Sheepmeat and goatmeat 0 0.0% 0.0%
Pigmeat, eggs, poultry and other 249 0.0% 0.2%
School schemes* 1 090 0.2% 1.1%
Market measures 99 760 14.3% 100%
Rural development 97 066 13.9% 100%
TOTAL 698 274 100.0%
No te: Expenditure in co mmitments fo r direct payments and market measures; ceilings o f suppo rt fo r rural develo pment.

* P ro gramme implementatio n based o n scho o l years; reimbursement po ssible in the next financial year

So urce: Euro pean Co mmissio n, Directo rate General fo r A griculture and Rural Develo pment

Distribution of CAP expenditure

100%
13.9%
90%
24.5%

80% 14.3%
4.6%
70%

60%

50%

40%
71.8% 70.9%
30%

20%

10%

0%
Belgium EU-28

Direct payments Market measures Rural development

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3.2. AGRICULTURE: FINANCIAL ASPECTS

Distribution of direct aids to the producers

Financial year 2017
Size-class of aid
(all direct payments) Beneficiaries Payments in EUR
x 1 000 % of total x 1 000 % of total
< 0€ 0.03 0.09% - 186 0.0%
≥ 0 and < 500 € 0.66 1.90% 234 0.0%
≥ 500 and < 1 250 € 3.16 9.15% 2 700 0.5%
≥ 1 250 and < 2 000 € 2.45 7.09% 3 938 0.8%
≥ 2 000 and < 5 000 € 5.68 16.48% 18 898 3.7%
≥ 5 000 and < 10 000 € 5.71 16.56% 42 105 8.3%
≥ 10 000 and < 20 000 € 7.98 23.14% 116 171 22.9%
≥ 20 000 and < 50 000 € 7.42 21.50% 226 261 44.5%
≥ 50 000 and < 100 000 € 1.28 3.72% 82 255 16.2%
≥ 100 000 and < 150 000 € 0.10 0.29% 11 628 2.3%
≥ 150 000 and < 200 000 € 0.02 0.05% 2 711 0.5%
≥ 200 000 and < 250 000 € 0.01 0.02% 1 266 0.2%
≥ 250 000 and < 300 000 € - - - -
≥ 300 000 and < 500 000 € 0.00 0.00% 379 0.1%
≥ 500 000 € - - - -
Total 34.49 100% 508 360 100%

So urce: Euro pean Co mmissio n, Directo rate General fo r A griculture and Rural Develo pment.
* Figures fo r financial year 2018 will beco me available during the seco nd half o f 2019.

No te: In o rder to pro tect the ano nymity o f the beneficiaries, numbers less than 10 have been made invisible in this table .

Indicative figures on the distribution of direct aid by size-class of aid

(1 000 EUR)

50%

45%

40%

35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%
0- 0.5 - 1.25 - 2 - <5 5- 10 - 20 - 50 - 100 - 150 - 200 - 250 - 300 - >=500
<0.5 <1.25 <2 <10 <20 <50 <100 <150 <200 <250 <300 <500

Beneficiaries Payments

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4.1. AGRICULTURE: ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS

Agricultural output

Output components 2016 2017 2018

(constant prices) Million EUR Million EUR % of total % of EU-28
C ereals: 281 341 386 5.5% 0.9%
Wheat and spelt 174 215 259 4% 1%
Rye and meslin 0 0 0 0% 0%
Barley 38 46 46 1% 1%
Oats and summer
1 2 3 0% 0%
cereal mixtures
Grain maize 66 76 74 1% 1%
Rice 0 0 0 0% 0%
Other cereals 2 2 3 0% 0%
Industrial crops: 183 206 172 2.4% 1.0%
Oil seeds and
oleaginous fruits 44 41 28 0% 0%
Protein crops 1 1 1 0% 0%
Raw tobacco 0 0 0 0% 0%
Sugar beet 89 119 89 1% 3%
Other industrial crops 48 44 53 1% 2%
Forage plants 552.0 595.9 490.5 7.0% 2.5%
Vegetables and
1227.8 1213.0 1125.3 16.0% 2.1%
horticultural products
Potatoes 640.7 469.6 471.1 6.7% 4.2%
Fruits 394.0 381.2 451.1 6.4% 1.6%
Wine 0 0 0 0% 0%
Olive oil 0 0 0 0% 0%
Other crop products 26 25 25 0% 1%
Crop output 3303.7 3231.8 3120.4 44.4% 1.5%
Animals: 2 917 2 949 2 655 37.8% 3%
C attle 1 025 940 863 12.3% 3%
Pigs 1 246 1 327 1 111 15.8% 3%
Equines 3 3 3 0.0% 0%
Sheep and goats 9 12 12 0.2% 0%
Poultry 611 646 645 9.2% 3%
Other animals 23 22 21 0.3% 1%
Animal products: 1 037 1 328 1 246 17.7% 2%
Milk 933 1 215 1 148 16.4% 2%
Eggs 104 111 97 1.4% 1%
Other animal products 0 1 1 0.0% 0%
Animal output 3 954 4 277 3 900 55.6% 2%
Agricultural goods
7 258 7 509 7 021 100.0% 2%
output
So urce: Euro stat, Eco no mic A cco unts fo r A griculture (values at real pro ducer prices). Updated: June 2019

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Agricultural input

2016 2017 2018 2017/2016 2018/2017

Input components
Million EUR % Change
Seeds and planting stock 333.1 322.6 310.8 -3.2% -3.6%
Energy 498.0 502.1 494.6 0.8% -1.5%
Fertilisers and soil improvers 199.1 190.9 190.6 -4.1% -0.2%
Plant protection products 233.6 223.2 224.8 -4.5% 0.7%
Veterinary expenses 218.0 222.1 222.1 1.9% 0.0%
Feedingstuffs 2 774.6 2 844.9 2 875.1 2.5% 1.1%
Maintenance of materials 189.0 206.8 187.4 9.4% -9.4%
Maintenance of buildings 93.4 83.9 83.7 -10.2% -0.2%
Agricultural services 113.7 116.0 115.8 2.0% -0.2%
Other goods and services 592.0 604.0 597.2 2.0% -1.1%
Total intermediate consumption 5 352.8 5 422.8 5 407.3 1.3% -0.3%
Fixed capital consumption 732.0 709.2 701.1 -3.1% -1.1%
No te: 2018 data are estimates and may still change.

So urce: Euro stat, Eco no mic A cco unts fo r A griculture: values at real basic prices (2010 = 100)

Updated: June 2019

Agricultural income

2016 2017 2018 2017/2016 2018/2017

Values at basic prices
Million EUR % Change
Output of the agricultural "industry": 7 333.1 7 577.8 7 089.7 3.3% -6.4%
C rop output 3 303.7 3 231.8 3 120.4 -2.2% -3.4%
Animal output: 3 954.2 4 276.9 3 900.5 8.2% -8.8%
Animals 2 916.8 2 949.3 2 654.7 1.1% -10.0%
Animal products 1 037.4 1 327.7 1 245.8 28.0% -6.2%
Agricultural services 42.9 37.1 36.9 -13.7% -0.6%
Secondary activities 32.2 32.0 32.0 -0.7% 0.1%
- Intermediate consumption 5 352.8 5 422.8 5 407.3 1.3% -0.3%
= Gross value added at basic prices 1 980.3 2 155.0 1 682.4 8.8% -21.9%
- C onsumption of fixed capital 732.0 709.2 701.1 -3.1% -1.1%
- Taxes 8.0 2.2 2.1 -72.9% -1.1%
+ Subsidies 561.4 489.1 519.4 -12.9% 6.2%
= Factor income 1 801.7 1 932.6 1 498.5 7.3% -22.5%

Agricultural income* (2010=100) 83.1 85.8 67.0 3.2% -21.9%

No te: 2018 data are estimates and may still change.

So urce: Euro stat, Eco no mic A cco unts fo r A griculture (values at real prices; co nstant prices fo r *Indicato r A - see definitio n at the end o f this do cument).

Updated: June 2019

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4.3. AGRICULTURE: ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS

Output components (2016-2018 average)

Forage plants;
Industrial 7.5%
crops; 2.6% Vegetables and Potatoes; 7.3%
horticultural
Cereals; products; 16.4%
4.6%
Other; Fruits; 5.6%
0.7%
Eggs; Cattle; 13.0%
1.4% Milk; 15.1%

Poultry; 8.7% Pigs; 16.9%

Sheep and goats;

0.2%

Source: Eurostat, Economic Accounts for Agriculture (values at real producer prices)
Updated: June 2019

Intermediate consumption (2016-2018 average)

Maintenance of Maintenance of
materials; 3.6% buildings; 1.6%
Agricultural services;
2.1%
Seeds and planting
Other; 13.1% stock; 6.0%

Feedingstuffs; 52.5%

Energy, lubricants;
9.2%

Fertiliser, soil
improver; 3.6%
Veterinary Plant protection
expenses; 4.1% products; 4.2%

Source: Eurostat, Economic Accounts for Agriculture (values at real basic price)
Updated: June 2019

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4.4. AGRICULTURE: ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS

Evolution of agricultural labour input

70

60

50
1 000 AWU

40

30

20

10

non-salaried salaried

Source: Eurostat Updated: June 2019

Evolution of agricultural income (*) compared to wages

and salaries in other sectors of the economy

140

120
Index figure (2010=100)

100

80

60

40

20

0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Agricultural income (Indicator A) (2010=100) Wages and salary index - Industry (2010=100)

Wages and salary index - Construction (2010=100) Wages and salary index - Services (2010=100)

Source: Eurostat Updated: June 2019

(*) The so-called indicator A is the real net value added at factor cost of agriculture per annual work unit (AWU). The net value added
at factor cost (factor income) is calculated by subtracting the consumption of fixed capital from gross value added at basic prices and
adding the value of subsidies less taxes. The AWU is defined as the work volume corresponding to one full-time employed worked.

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4.5. AGRICULTURE: ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS

Evolution of agricultural input and output prices

200
180
160
Index figure (2010=100)

140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Input prices (intermediate consumption) Output prices

Source: Eurostat Updated: June 2019

Evolution of harmonised indices of consumer prices

110

105
Index figure (2015=100)

100

95

90

85

80
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

all items food

Source: Eurostat Updated: June 2019

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4.6. AGRICULTURE: ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS

Farmers' income and labour development index

(real terms)

120

100
Index figure (2010=100)

80

60

40

20

0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Agricultural income (Indicator A) (2010=100) Annual Work Units (Thousand AWU)

Source: Eurostat and DG Agriculture and Rural Development Updated: June 2019

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4.7. AGRICULTURE: ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS

Agricultural income (real prices)

million Euro
10 000
Revenues
8 000

6 000

4 000

2 000

2 000

4 000

6 000

8 000

10 000
Costs
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Crop output Animal output Product subsidies Other subsidies

Agricultural services output Non-agricultural secondary Seeds Energy
Fertilisers Plant/animal protection Feedingstuffs Labour
Rents Interest Other costs Entrepreneurial income

Cost Structure Revenue Structure

100% 100%

80% 80%

60% 60%

40% 40%

20% 20%

0% 0%
2004-2006 2016-2018 2004-2006 2016-2018
Plant/animal protection Other costs Non-agricultural secondary
Taxes Interest Agricultural services output
Rents Labour Other subsidies
Feedingstuffs Energy Product subsidies
Fertilisers Seeds Animal output
Crop output

Source: Eurostat Updated: June 2019

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5.1. AGRICULTURAL TRADE

Agricultural trade in 2018

Total trade Trade with EU countries Trade with non-EU countries
By category of product % change % change
Million EUR Million EUR 2018/2017 Million EUR 2018/2017
Exports
C ommodities 7420.9 5787.4 -1.2% 1633.5 4.52%
Other primary products 9657.1 8762.4 -5.5% 894.7 -4.03%
Processed products 5841.8 5090.5 -0.7% 751.3 15.22%
Food preparations 10066.9 8109.8 -0.7% 1957.0 1.49%
Beverages 2922.8 2181.6 9.9% 741.2 -8.66%
Non edible 4021.1 3127.8 4.6% 893.3 13.46%
Total agricultural products 39930.6 33059.5 -1.0% 6871.1 2.95%
as % of total exports 10.1% 11.5% 6.4%
Imports
C ommodities 9900.3 7049.4 -2.2% 2851.0 -11.0%
Other primary products 8569.2 6179.7 -5.7% 2389.5 -1.8%
Processed products 5317.8 4499.3 2.9% 818.4 -7.9%
Food preparations 4989.2 4581.7 -0.9% 407.4 -3.3%
Beverages 1622.9 1555.0 3.5% 67.9 -3.8%
Non edible 3428.2 2253.9 -1.2% 1174.2 14.7%
Total agricultural products 33827.5 26119.0 -1.6% 7708.5 -4.11%
as % of total imports 8.9% 10.6% 5.7%
Balance
C ommodities -2479.4 -1261.9 -1217.4
Other primary products 1087.9 2582.7 -1494.8
Processed products 524.0 591.2 -67.1
Food preparations 5077.7 3528.1 1549.6
Beverages 1299.9 626.6 673.3
Non edible 592.9 873.8 -280.9
Total agricultural products 6103.0 6940.5 -837.4

So urce: Directo rate General fo r A griculture and Rural Develo pment, based o n COM EXT data Updated: June 2019

Exports of agricultural products Imports of agricultural products

100%
100%
12% 17%
90% 90% 25% 23%
80% 80%
70% 70%
60% 60%
50% 50%
88% 83%
40% 40% 75% 77%
30% 30%
20% 20%

10% 10%
0%
0%
2009 2018
2009 2018
to EU countries to non-EU countries from EU countries from non-EU countries

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Evolution of agricultural trade with EU and non-EU countries

Million EUR

50 000 8000

40 000
6000
Exports

30 000

20 000 4000

10 000
2000
0

10 000 0
Imports

20 000
-2000
30 000

40 000 -4000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Exports to non-EU countries Exports to EU countries

Imports from non-EU countries Imports from EU countries
Balance with EU countries (right axis) Balance with non-EU countries (right axis)

Structure of agricultural exports and imports

100%
9% 9%
13% 15%
90% 6%
7%
1%
80% 11% 5%
18%
25% 11%
70%

60% 28%
17%

15% 31%
50%

11%
40% 24%

30% 27% 13%

20% 37%
24% 27%
10% 18%

0%
Exports to EU Exports to non-EU Imports from EU Imports from non-EU
countries countries countries countries

Commodities Other primary products Processed products Food preparations Beverages Non edible products

Source: Eurostat, Comext Updated: June 2019

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6.1. FARM STRUCTURE

Structure of agricultural holdings

2010 2016
Holdings
Total % Total %
< 5 ha 9 670 22.6% 5 110 13.9%
5-10 ha 5 190 12.1% 4 770 12.9%
10-20 ha 6 800 15.9% 6 530 17.7%
By UAA (*) 20-30 ha 5 080 11.9% 4 670 12.7%
30-50 ha 7 090 16.5% 6 480 17.6%
50-100 ha 6 780 15.8% 6 870 18.6%
> 100 ha 2 260 5.3% 2 470 6.7%
< 4 000 € 3 080 7.2% 920 2.5%
< 8 000 € 2 590 6.0% 1 380 3.7%
< 15 000 € 3 230 7.5% 2 410 6.5%
< 25 000 € 2 940 6.9% 2 670 7.2%
By economic
< 50 000 € 4 530 10.6% 4 310 11.7%
size (**)
< 100 000 € 5 750 13.4% 5 130 13.9%
< 250 000 € 11 470 26.8% 9 010 24.4%
< 500 000 € 6 330 14.8% 7 170 19.4%
=/> 500 000 € 2 930 6.8% 3 880 10.5%
0 11 200 26.1% 11 450 31.0%
0-5 3 860 9.0% 2 570 7.0%
5-10 2 360 5.5% 1 660 4.5%
10-15 1 540 3.6% 1 170 3.2%
By LSU (***) 15-20 1 160 2.7% 970 2.6%
20-50 4 910 11.5% 3 940 10.7%
50-100 6 230 14.5% 4 550 12.3%
100-500 10 350 24.2% 9 060 24.6%
> 500 1 250 2.9% 1 520 4.1%

< 35 years 2 050 4.8% 2 200 6.0%

35-44 years 8 000 18.7% 4 120 11.2%
45-54 years 13 780 32.2% 11 360 30.8%
By age of holder
55-64 years 10 470 24.4% 10 510 28.5%
> 64 years 8 550 20.0% 7 490 20.3%
not applicable : : 1 200 3.3%
Total 42 850 100% 36 880 100%
UAA in 1 000 ha 1 358 1 354
UAA (ha) per holding 31.7 36.7

(*) UAA = Utilised agricultural area.

(**) Economic size: The standard output of an agricultural product (crop or livestock), abbreviated as SO, is the average monetary
value of the agricultural output at farm-gate price, in euro per hectare or per head of livestock.
There is a regional SO coefficient for each product, as an average value over a reference period (5 years, except for the SO 2004
coefficient calculated using the average of 3 years). The sum of all the SO per hectare of crop and per head of livestock in a farm is
a measure of its overall economic size, expressed in euro.

(***) LSU = Livestock units. A LSU is equivalent to a dairy cow. The number of animals (heads) is converted into LSU using a set of
coefficients reflecting the feed requirements of the different animal categories.

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6.2. FARM STRUCTURE

Structure of farm labour force

2016

Family labour force Non family labour force

persons: 51 110
Data not available
of which women: 31.7%
AWUs (*): 34 920 AWUs: 14 810
Regular non Non regular non
Holders Family members family labour family labour
force force
persons: persons: persons:
30 990 20 120 not yet available
Data not available
of which women: of which women: of which women:
14.2% 58.7% not yet available
AWUs: AWUs: AWUs: AWUs:
23 280 11 640 14 810 5 620
Total farm labour force (persons) not yet available
Total farm labour force (AWUs) 55 350
So urce: Euro stat, Farm Structure Survey Updated: June 2019

* AWUs = Annual work units. An AWU is equivalent to a worker employed on a full time basis for one year.

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