Agriculture and forestry

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Food and Agriculture - Pocket Statistics:

Are you interested in agriculture, food production chain and food?

Forestry - Pocket Statistics

Are you interested in forestry?

The main figures

The primary sector comprises agriculture, forestry as well as fishing and fish farming.

Primary sector
Establishments Employees
Agriculture (STRU 2022) 48 344  149 578
Forestry and forestry services (STATENT 2020) 1 427 6 220
Fishing and fish farming (STATENT 2020)  186  511
Sources: FSO - Farm structure survey STRU, Structural Business Statistic STATENT

Further information

Data

Publications

Press releases

On this topic

Farming

Overview page on statistical data on agriculture.

Economic and satellite accounts for the primary sector

Overview page on statistical data on primary sector.

Hunting, fishing and fish farming

Overview page on statistical data on hunting and fishing.

Food

Overview page on statistical data on the food supply chain.

Contact

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