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   Portugal: a hectare of farmland costs as much as 311 years of renting it

   In 2024, a hectare sold for €76,556 on average and rented for €246 a year. Not a payback period.

   Source: Eurostat · national statisticsOpen on the chart →

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   Buying land and using it are different markets. Here the average price of a hectare is divided by the average yearly rent; this does not model the return on buying.

   The line shows how many years of rent the average price of a hectare of farmland equals each year. Not years until payback.

   • Price of arable land euro per hectare

     76,556 (2024)

     Agricultural land prices by region

   • Annual rent of arable land euro per hectare per year

     246 (2024)

     Agricultural land renting prices for one year by region

   The latest shared published year no later than 2025. No interpolation. Countries are selected editorially; this is not a ranking or a statistical test.

   Purchases and rents average different deals and plots; national methods differ. Taxes, costs, subsidies and future prices are not included. Nominal euros. Malta is not shown: its rents barely move while prices climb fast, so the ratio loses meaning.

   A question for this picture

   Why is owning land priced so differently from using it for a year?

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