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 Agricultural holdings (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Agricultural holdings (No.) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2001), Economic size classes (euros) and Classes of annual work units; Irregular
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Agricultural holding structure survey
First available period 2009
Last available period 2016
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2001)
  • Economic size classes (euros)
  • Classes of annual work units
Concepts
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
  • 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.
  • ANNUAL WORK UNIT (A.W.U.):  A unit of measure corresponding to the work performed by 1 person on a full-time basis over a year, measured in hours (1 AWU = 240 working days of 8 hours each).
  • ECONOMIC SIZE OF THE AGRICULTURAL HOLDING:  Total standard production value of the holding expressed in euros and represented according to a typology with 14 classes, the limits of which are defined in the legislation in force.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 27/11/2017


information presented in 14/5/2024