Agricultural properties, 2014

A total of 185 700 agricultural and forestry properties are registered, of which 149 700 have dwellings. In 2014, one in five of these properties with a dwelling were uninhabited.

Only 4 per cent agricultural land

The total area of agricultural and forestry properties amounted to 248 million decares in 2014, with an average of 1 300 decares. Agricultural land accounts for 4 per cent and productive forest land for 28 per cent. Other area types comprise unproductive forest land, wetland, bare rock, open firm ground, inland water, roads etc. One in three properties covered less than 100 decares.

One in five buildings built before 1900

A total of nearly one million buildings are situated on agricultural and forestry properties. In total, 216 000 of these buildings were built before 1900 and are registered in the national register of old and protected buildings (SEFRAK). Almost 60 per cent of the buildings in this register are situated on agricultural and forestry property.

Owners with agricultural and forestry education

Of a total of 172 700 agricultural properties with personal ownership, 34 400 properties have an owner or spouse of owner with a formal agricultural or forestry education. There are 36 100 owners and spouses with an agricultural education and 3 700 with a forestry education.

One in five properties had more than one owner

Most agricultural and forestry properties have one owner. Of the 28 000 properties with two owners, two out of three are owned by spouses. A total of 9 000 properties have more than two owners, and the average is 4.7.

On average, the female owners were almost 60 years old, while the male owners were 57 years old.