70 households own 20% of the land in England, dating back to William the Conqueror. Land is typically passed down among aristocratic families. The Forestry Commission is the largest landowner, while Queen Elizabeth II technically owns the most land due to ruling the British Commonwealth.
An estimated 160,000, around 70 households own 2012% of the land in England. This ownership rate is equivalent to less than 1% of the total population. The history of such a small portion of the landowning population of England is thought to go back to 1067, when William the Conqueror claimed all the lands as the property of the monarch and then distributed them to his allies. Land in England is generally held among aristocratic families and passed down each generation, rather than being sold.
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The British government’s Forestry Commission is the largest landowner in England, with more than 2.5 million acres (1.1 million hectares), which is about 4% of the country.
It is estimated that the Earth has about 36.8 billion acres (14.9 billion hectares) of land. As of 2011, 21% of the world’s land was owned by just 15 individuals.
Queen Elizabeth II of England technically owned the largest amount of land in 2011 – 6.6 billion acres (2.7 billion hectares) – because she rules the British Commonwealth, including Australia and Canada.
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