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Table 4
Tenure of agricultural land, selected countries and years
Country Census year Land owned (acres) Percentage owned Land rented (acres) Percentage rented Other tenure (acres) Percentage other tenure
.. not available for specific reference period
Source: FAO and Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture, 2001 and 2006
Canada 2001 104,440,847 62.6 53,716,547 32.2 8,644,803 5.2
Canada 2006 102,246,470 61.2 59,050,381 35.4 5,713,640 3.4
Argentina 2002 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Australia 2001 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Brazil 1996 819,519,236 93.8 29,215,940 3.3 25,038,213 2.9
China 1997 .. .. .. .. .. ..
France 2000 24,981,884 36.3 43,136,642 62.7 714,416 1.0
United Kingdom 2000 25,839,099 66.2 13,199,019 33.8 .. ..
United States 2002 584,957,184 62.3 353,311,544 37.7 .. ..