Women managed 17.2% of the EU’s utilised agricultural area
Female farm managers oversaw 17.2% of the EU’s utilised agricultural area in 2023.
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Eurostat reported that female farm managers oversaw 17.2% of the EU’s utilised agricultural area (UAA) in 2023. This measures the share of area managed by women, not the proportion of farm managers who were women. Coverage is limited to holdings above the physical thresholds set in EU farm-statistics regulation.
Of the 241 NUTS 2 regions with available data, 134 had a share of UAA managed by women below the EU average. Friesland in the Netherlands recorded the lowest share, 2.7% (about 6,000 hectares), while Oberösterreich in Austria recorded the highest, 42.5% (about 211,600 hectares). These are regional results, not national averages; data may have been updated since the regional yearbook was published.
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UAA managed by female farm managers
Share of utilised agricultural area managed by women in the EU and selected NUTS 2 regions in 2023.
| EU average | 17.2 |
| Friesland, Netherlands (NUTS 2) | 2.7 |
| Oberösterreich, Austria (NUTS 2) | 42.5 |
Methodology
Measure is the share of total UAA managed by female farm managers. Regional values are not national values; coverage is limited to holdings above regulatory physical thresholds.
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