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 Arable land area (ha) of agricultural holdings
Characteristic Description
Name Arable land area (ha) of agricultural holdings by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2001) and Type of soil cover; Decennial
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Agriculture census - 2009
First available period 2009
Last available period 2009
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2001)
  • Type of soil cover
Concepts
  • 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.
  • ARABLE LAND:  Land cultivated for plant production, fallow land, or land kept in good agricultural and environmental condition pursuant to Article 5 of EC Regulation no. 1782/2003, and land occupied by greenhouses or covered by fixed or mobile structures.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
Measure unit (symbol) Hectare (ha)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 08/06/2011


information presented in 19/5/2024