The following table shows the number of registered holdings over the last 10 years with less than 11 hectares (27 acres equal 10.92 hectares) and the percentage of total registered holdings in England that these equate to.
<11ha >=11ha Total number of holdings Percentage of holdings for which data is available <11ha 1999 48,951 98,269 147,220 33 2000 77,415 90,440 167,855 46 2001 86,843 91,091 177,934 49 2002 85,991 88,626 187,871 49 2003 92,145 89,284 190,687 51 2004 95,022 89,601 192,824 51 2005 97,973 91,002 195,908 52 2006 95,840 92,718 200,381 51 2007 99,640 91,510 208,166 52 2008 104,528 91,566 210,520 53 Notes: 1. Data prior to 2000 are for main holdings only. Figures from 2000 onwards include main and minor holdings. 2. A register improvement exercise in 2001 and the introduction of the Single Payment Scheme in 2005 has lead to an increase in the number of registered holdings. Source: June Agricultural Survey.