Agricultural Census 2020

The statistical unit was the agricultural holding, defined as a single unit, both technically and economically, that has a single management and that undertakes economic activities in agriculture in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 belonging to groups A.01.1, A.01.2, A.01.3, A.01.4, A.01.5 or to the "maintenance of agricultural land in good agricultural and environmental condition" of group A.01.6 within the economic territory of the Union, either as its primary or secondary activity, as it is stated in the Regulation (EU) No. 2018/1091 of the European Parliament and of the Council on integrated agricultural statistics. Regarding activities of class A.01.49, only the activities “Raising and breeding of semi-domesticated or other live animals” (except for raising of insects) and “Beekeeping and production of honey and beeswax” were included.

The main frame for the CA 2020 met the following thresholds for agricultural holdings established by Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/1091:

• 5 ha of utilised agricultural area
• 2 ha of arable land
• 0.5 ha of potatoes
• 0.5 ha of fresh vegetables and strawberries
• 0.2 ha of aromatic, medicinal and culinary plants, flowers and ornamental plants, seeds and seedlings, nurseries
• 0.3 ha of fruit trees, berries, nut trees, citrus fruit trees, other permanent crops (excluding nurseries, vineyards, and olive trees)
• 0.1 ha of vineyards
• 0.3 ha of olive trees
• 100 m2 of greenhouses (including all crops under glass or high accessible cover)
• 100 m2 of cultivated mushrooms
• 1.7 livestock units

To meet the 98 percent coverage of the utilized agricultural area (UAA), a frame extension was added. Agricultural holdings that are part of the frame extension met the following national thresholds:

• 0.5 ha of utilized agricultural area (UAA)
• 0.5 ha of permanent grassland
• 0.1 ha of potatoes (including seed potatoes), vineyards, fresh vegetables (including melons) and strawberries, pome fruits, stone fruits, fruits from subtropical and tropical climate zones, berries (excluding strawberries), nuts, grapes, other permanent crops including for human consumption, tobacco, hops, flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries), seeds and seedlings, nurseries, or aromatic, medicinal and culinary plants, all outdoor
• 0.3 ha of outdoor pome fruits, stone fruits, fruits from subtropical and tropical climate zones, berries (excluding strawberries), nuts, and other permanent crops including for human consumption, or arable land
• 0.2 ha total outdoor of aromatic, medicinal and culinary plants, flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries), seeds and seedlings, and nurseries
• 0.01 ha of greenhouse, or cultivated mushrooms
• 1 cow, breeding sow live weight 50 kg or over, male bovine 2 years old or over, ostrich, other livestock, deer, or fur animal
• 2 head of bovine less than 1 year old, male bovine and heifers 1 to less than 2 years old, and male bovine and heifers 2 years old and over, live horses, asses, mules and hinnies, or goats breeding females
• 5 head of piglets live weight under 20 kg and other pigs, or sheep breeding females
• 10 bees (hives) or rabbits of domestic species breeding females
• 30 turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowls, pheasants, pigeons, and other poultry
• 50 laying hens
• 100 broilers
• 400 quails
• 1.7 livestock units