Agricultural land renting prices

A Belgian farmer paid an average of 329 €/ha per year in farm rent

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A Belgian farmer paid an average of 329 €/ha per year in farm rent

The agricultural land renting price is the amount paid annually by the tenant to the landlord for the use of his land for agricultural purposes.

In 2022, a Belgian farmer had to pay on average 329 €/ha per year for the rental of ploughed lands and 287 €/ha for grasslands. In 10 years, the renting price of ploughed lands has increased by 32.7% and that of grasslands by 20.1%.

Ploughed lands are rented 424 €/ha in Flanders compared to 252 €/ha in Wallonia, and grasslands are rented 354 €/ha compared to 234 €/ha, respectively.

At provincial level, West Flanders is the most expensive with ploughed lands rented on average 486 €/ha and grasslands 440 €/ha. This is more than double the amounts paid in the province of Luxembourg where renting prices for ploughed lands and grasslands amount to 196 €/ha and 178 €/ha, respectively.

At the level of agricultural regions, Dunes-Polders is the most expensive region with ploughed lands rented on average 471 €/ha and grasslands 428 €/ha. The Famenne is the least expensive with ploughed lands rented on average 163 €/ha and grasslands 144 €/ha.

Evolution of the renting prices- Belgium
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Evolution of the renting prices 1998-2022 Belgium (EUR/ha)

Year 1998 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2022
Croplands 180 188 208 233 299 310 329
Permanent grasslands 166 175 193 222 260 270 287
Source : Statbel (Directorate-General Statistics - Statistics Belgium)
Renting prices - Regions and province
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Renting prices - Flemish and Walloon Regions and provinces (EUR/ha) 2022

Region and provinces Croplands Permanent grasslands
Flemish Region 424 354
Province of Antwerp 429 271
Province of Limburg 365 299
Province of East Flanders 425 364
Province of Flemish Brabant 336 286
Province of West Flanders 486 440
Walloon Region 252 234
Province of Walloon Brabant 261 227
Province of Hainaut 287 264
Province of Liège 287 267
Province of Luxembourg 196 178
Province of Namur 214 210
Source : Statbel (Directorate-General Statistics - Statistics Belgium)
Renting prices - agricultural regions
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Renting prices - agricultural regions (EUR/ha) 2022

Landbouwstreken Croplands Permanent grasslands
Dunes-Polders 471 428
Sandy region 450 365
Campine 400 264
Sandy clayed region 382 344
Limestone region 318 294
Herbaceous region (Liège) 311 287
Campine Hennuyer - -
Condroz 238 227
High Ardenne 217 207
Herbaceous region (Fagnes) 190 179
Famenne 163 144
Ardenne 201 185
Jurassic region 173 156
Source : Statbel (Directorate-General Statistics - Statistics Belgium)

Definition

The farm rent is the amount that the tenant pays every year to the owner for the use of his land for agricultural purposes.

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Farm rent prices are part of the annual survey on harvest estimates.

Up to 2013, this survey was carried out by agricultural correspondents. From 2014 on, the survey switched to a postal survey conducted directly with farmers. The survey on harvest estimates and farm rents relies on a sample of about 1,600 agricultural holdings. This sample was drawn to ensure representativeness at regional, provincial and agricultural region level. This survey was conducted in January following the reference year.

Also in 2014, the maximum threshold for detecting outliers in calculating rent prices was updated.

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