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Nuanced

More than 93% of agricultural holdings in the European Union are family farms

Omissions

• The official Eurostat figure states 'an estimated 93%' rather than 'more than 93%'. The data refers to the year 2020 from the Farm Structure Survey, which is the most recent comprehensive data available. The term 'family farm' follows specific Eurostat definitional criteria.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat - Agriculture statistics: family farming in the EUThere were 9.1 million farms in the EU in 2020, the vast majority of which (an estimated 93%) can be classified as family farms.