Community Ownership in Scotland 2022
Annual publication showing the extent of community ownership in Scotland.
Area in Community Ownership: Changes over time
Area in community ownership in 2022: 212,342 hectares
Figure 3: There is approaching four times as much community owned land compared to 2000
The area of land in community ownership recorded in Scotland, Highland and Na h-Eileanan Siar as of 31 December 2022 by year ownership was taken, from 2000 to 2022
The figure is available in the Figures supporting document.
The area of land in community ownership in 2022 was 212,342 hectares, an increase of 16 hectares from 212,326 hectares in 2021.
The area of land in community ownership has increased by 155,801 hectares compared to 2000.
There are considerable differences in the increase in area from year to year, due to the purchase of a small number of very large estates. These large estates are located in Na h-Eileanan Siar and Highland.
The area in community ownership in the rest of Scotland has also started to increase. In the last ten years the area of community owned land in the rest of Scotland has increased by almost three quarters.
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