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 Area of agricultural holdings (ha)
Characteristic Description
Name Area of agricultural holdings (ha) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013), Type of land use and Utilised agricultural area classes; Irregular
Regularity Irregular
Source Statistics Portugal, Base agricultural statistics
First available period 1989
Last available period 2019
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013)
  • Type of land use
  • Utilised agricultural area classes
Concepts
  • UTILISED AGRICULTURAL AREA:  Area of the holding which includes arable land (cleared and under cover of forest stands), family vegetable garden, land under permanent crops and permanent pasture.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • AGRICULTURAL HOLDING:  Technical-economic unit that uses common production factors such as labour, machinery, facilities, land, among others, fulfilling the following four conditions: 1) yield agricultural products or maintain, in good agricultural and environmental conditions, the lands that are no longer used for productive purposes; 2) reach or exceed a certain size (in area or number of animals); 3) be subject to a single management; 4) be located in a well-defined and identifiable area.
  • TOTAL AREA OF THE AGRICULTURAL HOLDING:  Sum of used agricultural area, forest stands without under-planting, unused agricultural area and other areas of the holding.
Measure unit (symbol) Hectare (ha)
Power of 10  0
Observations Data for 1989, 1999, 2009, based on census (Agricultural Census). Between these periods, biennial for odd years and with exception for 1991 and 2001, the information is based on sampling surveys (Farm structure survey).
Last update date 31/03/2021


information presented in 3/7/2024