Outcomes Livelihoods, Poverty, and Equity
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.