Relevance

The data were initially collected to measure progress against the target of having 1 million acres of land in community ownership by 2020. Following the recommendations of the Scottish Land Commission to move away from the million acre target a new National Indicator measuring Community Ownership was developed during 2019 and is now included in the National Performance Framework. The National Indicator measures the number of assets in community ownership.

Since there is no definitive source of community groups which may potentially own assets, it is not possible to determine the coverage of the statistics. However, as data collection is further refined, the resulting figures will more accurately represent the true extent of community ownership across Scotland.