Female share of landholdings

Definition

Distribution of land holdings by sex (female %).

Relevance

The stark inequality in female land ownership occurs in countries of all income levels and belies other types of gender-based discrimination with profound consequences for livelihoods and resource use within and beyond the food system.

Additional Information

Recommended citation: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Structural data from agricultural censuses. [Accessed the first week of every month]. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/WCAD. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.