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Summary

Statistics on agricultural land prices and rents have on a regular basis not been calculated or published in Sweden before the accession to EU. In EU this kind of statistics have been provided by most of the Member States to Eurostat each year since 1973. Since the accession to EU in 1995, also Sweden is providing Eurostat with annual statistics on agricultural land prices and rents.

The estimations of agricultural rents are based on sample surveys with postal inquiries. Concerning the last year about 1 800 farmers have been included in the sample, which is stratified. The questionnaires are worked out in a way that it is possible to estimate the rented values of only the arable land, which means that rented values of living houses or other buildings are not included in the estimates of agricultural rents delivered to Eurostat.

There has been an upward trend in the rents since 1995. In table 6, in which rents for the EU Member States are shown, it can be seen that the rents in Sweden seem to be low compared to some other Member States. However the estimated rents in different countries are not fully comparable because of differences in calculation methods.

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Explanation of symbols

1. Average rent for agricultural land 2000, 2002. 2004 and 2006, SEK/ha, including rents without payment.

2. Average rent for agricultural land 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006, SEK/ha, excluded rents without payment.

3. Average rent for arable land 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006, incl rents without payment, SEK/ha.

4. Development of rents 1994-2006 (1994=100).

5. Percentage of rents without payment 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006.

6. Average number of contracts per holding 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006.

7. Average rented hectares per holding 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006.

8. Rents for agricultural land in EU-countries 1995-2001, euro/ha1.