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Agricultural Census 2004

Georgia, 2003 - 2005
Reference ID
GEO_2004_AC_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
Producer(s)
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia (საქართველოს ეკონომიკისა და მდგრადი განვითარების სამინისტრო)
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Agricultural Censuses
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Oct 22, 2026
Last modified
Nov 12, 2026
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    GEO_2004_AC_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
    Title

    Agricultural Census 2004
    Translated Title

    2004 წლის სასოფლო-სამეურნეო აღწერა
    Country
    Name Country code
    Georgia GEO
    Study type

    Agricultural Census [ag/census]
    Series Information

    The Agricultural Census 2004 was the first census to be conducted in Georgia.
    Abstract

    The Census of Agriculture 2004 aims to provide detailed data on the structure of agriculture necessary to develop policies to support the agricultural sector.
    Kind of Data

    Census/enumeration data [cen]
    Unit of Analysis

    Agricultural holdings

    Scope

    Notes

    The census collected information on agricultural activities (crops and livestock).

    The questionnaire collected information on:

    1. Holding information
    2. Household composition
    3. Total area of the holding and its structure
    4. Numbers of fruit and citrus trees
    5. Numbers of vines by species
    6. Livestock
    7. Agricultural machinery used in the holding
    8. Use of agricultural production
    9. Food security of the household
    Keywords
    Structure of Agriculture Land use Crops Livestock and Poultry Labour in the Agricultural Sector

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    At the first stage (enumeration of rural areas), the census was conducted in 912 rural sakrebulos (communities) of 60 districts of Georgia, and at the second stage (enumeration of district centres and small towns) in 92 small towns (among them 60 district centres). Five large cities (Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Rustavi, Poti) were not covered. The census was not conducted in Abkhazia (except Kodori gorge) and Tskhinvali Region (former South Ossetia).
    Universe

    The census covered the agricultural holding defined as is an economic unit engaged in agricultural production under single management without regard to its size and legal status.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia (საქართველოს ეკონომიკისა და მდგრადი განვითარების სამინისტრო)

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    The territory covered by the census was divided into 1316 supervisor areas (1062 in the rural and 254 in the urban area). Each supervisor area was divided into enumeration areas (on average 6 enumeration areas per supervisor area in villages and 5 enumeration areas in small towns). In total, 7200 enumeration areas were created in Georgia (5904 in the rural area and 1296 in the urban area). Each enumeration area was working grounds for one enumerator. One supervisor was responsible for each supervisor area. In each district, the census was supervised by the head of district statistical office and a special representative of Department of Statistics.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End Cycle
    2003-09-25 2004-10-04 Enumeration in rural areas
    2005-04-14 2005-04-23 Enumeration in district centres and small towns
    Time Method

    Reference days:

    • Enumeration day, for data collected in rural areas.
    • 1 October 2004, for data collected in district centres and small towns.

    Reference period:

    • 25 September 2003 to 24 September 2004, for other items.
    Mode of data collection
    • Face-to-face [f2f]
    Data Collection Notes

    Due to the fact that sufficient resources for the full scope census could not be allocated in the State budget of 2004, the field work of the census was conducted in two stages. The second stage was indispensable because small towns of Georgia by their lifestyle are very similar to the rural area and more than two thirds of their households are engaged in agriculture.

    Data Access

    Access conditions

    For additional information contact the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia.
    Email: [email protected]
    Website: https://www.economy.ge/

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Email URL
    Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia (საქართველოს ეკონომიკისა და მდგრადი განვითარების სამინისტრო) [email protected] https://www.economy.ge/

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_GEO_2004_AC_v01_M_v01_A_ESS_FAO
    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia (საქართველოს ეკონომიკისა და მდგრადი განვითარების სამინისტრო) Metadata producer
    Statistics Division ESS Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Metadata adapted for FAM
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