If the criterion of 2 ha is adopted, this group includes almost half of all farms in the EU. As much as two thirds of farms in the Union meet the criterion of less than 5 ha. This method is flawed, mainly because of the enormous differences between Member States and the agricultural production areas. Thus, in Romania, for example, over 90 % of farms are smaller than 5 ha, while in Denmark, Sweden, the Benelux countries and the Czech Republic they account for only a tiny proportion of the total number of farms.
Zo is in bijvoorbeeld Roemenië meer dan 90% van de landbouwbedrijven kleiner dan 5 ha, terwijl dit in Denemarken, Zweden, de Benelux-landen of in Tsjechië een te verwaarlozen aantal binnen het totale aantal bedrijven is.