| General variables | Units/Categories for values |
| Survey information | |
| – | Agricultural holding identifier | Agricultural holding ID |
| Location of the agricultural holding | |
| – | Geographical location | The cell code of the INSPIRE statistical units grid for pan-European usage. |
| – | NUTS 3 region | NUTS 3 code |
| – | The agricultural holding has areas designated as facing natural constraints under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. | L/M/O/N (1) |
| Legal personality of the agricultural holding | |
| – | Legal and economic responsibility of the agricultural holding is assumed by a: | |
| – | Natural person who is sole holder, where the agricultural holding is independent | yes/no |
| – | – | If yes, is the holder also the manager | yes/no |
| – | – | – | If no, is the manager a member of the holder's family? | yes/no |
| – | – | – | – | If yes, is the manager the spouse of the holder? | yes/no |
| – | Shared ownership | yes/no |
| – | Two or more natural persons who are partners, where the agricultural holding is a holding-group | yes/no |
| – | Legal person | yes/no |
| – | – | If yes, is the agricultural holding part of an enterprise group? | yes/no |
| – | The agricultural holding is a common land unit | yes/no |
| – | The holder is a beneficiary of EU support for land or animals on the agricultural holding and thus included in IACS | yes/no |
| The holder is a young farmer or new entrant into farming who has received financial support for this purpose under the CAP in the previous three years | yes/no |
| Manager of the agricultural holding | |
| – | Year of birth | year |
| – | Sex | male/female |
| – | Farm work on the agricultural holding (apart from household work) | AWU bands (2) |
| Year when classified as manager of agricultural holding | year |
| – | Agricultural training of manager | training codes |
| – | Vocational training undertaken during the last 12 months | yes/no |
| Type of tenure of the UAA (in relation to the holder) | |
| – | Farming on own land | ha |
| – | Farming on rented land | ha |
| – | Share farming or other tenure modes | ha |
| – | Common land | ha |
| Organic farming | yes/no |
| – | Total UAA of the agricultural holding on which organic farming production methods are applied and certified according to national or European Union rules | ha |
| – | Total UAA of the agricultural holding that is under conversion to organic production methods to be certified according to national or European Union rules | ha |
| Participation in other environmental certification schemes | yes/no |
| Variables of land | Total main area | of which organic farming certified and/or under conversion |
| UAA | ha | ha |
| – | Arable land | ha | ha |
| – | – | Cereals for the production of grain (including seed) | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Common wheat and spelt | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Durum wheat | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Rye and winter cereal mixtures (maslin) | ha | |
| – | – | – | Barley | ha | |
| – | – | – | Oats and spring cereal mixtures (mixed grain other than maslin) | ha | |
| – | – | – | Grain maize and corn-cob mix | ha | |
| – | – | – | Triticale | ha | |
| – | – | – | Sorghum | ha | |
| – | – | – | Other cereals n.e.c. (buckwheat, millet, canary seed, etc.) | ha | |
| – | – | – | Rice | ha | |
| – | – | Dry pulses and protein crops for the production of grain (including seed and mixtures of cereals and pulses) | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Field peas, beans and sweet lupins | ha | |
| – | – | Root crops | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Potatoes (including seed potatoes) | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Sugar beet (excluding seed) | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Other root crops n.e.c. | ha | |
| – | – | Industrial crops | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Oilseeds | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | – | Rape and turnip rape seeds | ha | |
| – | – | – | – | Sunflower seed | ha | |
| – | – | – | – | Soya | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | – | Linseed (oilflax) | ha | |
| – | – | – | – | Other oilseed crops n.e.c. | ha | |
| – | – | – | Fibre crops | ha | |
| – | – | – | – | Fibre flax | ha | |
| – | – | – | – | Hemp | ha | |
| – | – | – | – | Cotton | ha | |
| – | – | – | – | Other fibre crops n.e.c. | ha | |
| – | – | – | Tobacco | ha | |
| – | – | – | Hops | ha | |
| – | – | – | Aromatic, medicinal and culinary plants | ha | |
| – | – | – | Energy crops n.e.c. | ha | |
| – | – | – | Other industrial crops n.e.c. | ha | |
| – | – | Plants harvested green from arable land | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Temporary grasses and grazings | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Leguminous plants harvested green | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Green maize | ha | |
| – | – | – | Other cereals harvested green (excluding green maize) | ha | |
| – | – | – | Other plants harvested green from arable land n.e.c. | ha | |
| – | – | Fresh vegetables (including melons) and strawberries | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Fresh vegetables (including melons) and strawberries grown in rotation with horticultural crops (market gardening) | ha | |
| – | – | – | Fresh vegetables (including melons) and strawberries grown in rotation with non-horticultural crops (open field) | ha | |
| – | – | Flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries) | ha | |
| – | – | Seeds and seedlings | ha | ha |
| – | – | Other arable land crops n.e.c. | ha | |
| – | – | Fallow land | ha | |
| – | Permanent grassland | ha | ha |
| – | – | Pasture and meadow, excluding rough grazings | ha | ha |
| – | – | Rough grazings | ha | ha |
| – | – | Permanent grassland no longer used for production purposes and eligible for the payment of subsidies | ha | |
| – | Permanent crops (including young and temporarily abandoned plantations, excluding areas producing for own consumption only) | ha | ha |
| – | – | Fruits, berries and nuts (excluding citrus fruits, grapes and strawberries) | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | Pome fruits | ha | |
| – | – | – | Stone fruits | ha | |
| – | – | – | Fruits from subtropical and tropical climate zones | ha | |
| – | – | – | Berries (excluding strawberries) | ha | |
| – | – | – | Nuts | ha | |
| – | – | Citrus fruits | ha | ha |
| – | – | Grapes | ha | |
| – | – | – | Grapes for wines | ha | ha |
| – | – | – | – | Grapes for wines with protected designation of origin (PDO) | ha | |
| – | – | – | – | Grapes for wines with protected geographical indication (PGI) | ha | |
| – | – | – | – | Grapes for other wines n.e.c. (without PDO/PGI) | ha | |
| – | – | – | Grapes for table use | ha | |
| – | – | – | Grapes for raisins | ha | |
| – | – | Olives | ha | ha |
| – | – | Nurseries | ha | |
| – | – | Other permanent crops including other permanent crops for human consumption | ha | |
| – | – | – | Christmas trees | ha | |
| – | Kitchen gardens | ha | |
| Other farmland | ha | |
| – | Unutilised agricultural land | ha | |
| – | Wooded area | ha | |
| – | – | Short rotation coppices | ha | |
| – | Other land (land occupied by buildings, farmyards, tracks, ponds and other non-productive areas) | ha | |
| Special agricultural holding areas | | |
| – | Cultivated mushrooms | ha | |
| UAA under glass or high accessible cover | ha | |
| – | Vegetables, including melons and strawberries under glass or high accessible cover | ha | ha |
| – | Flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries) under glass or high accessible cover | ha | |
| – | Other arable land crops under glass or high accessible cover | ha | |
| – | Permanent crops under glass or high accessible cover | ha | |
| – | Other UAA under glass or high accessible cover n.e.c. | ha | |
| Irrigation on cultivated outdoor area | | |
| – | Total irrigable area | ha | |
| Variables of livestock | Total number of animals | of which organic farming certified and/or under conversion |
| Bovine animals | | head |
| – | Bovine animals less than one year | head | |
| – | Bovine animals, 1 to less than 2 years | head | |
| – | – | Male bovine animals, 1 to less than 2 years | head | |
| – | – | Heifers, 1 to less than 2 years | head | |
| – | Male bovine animals two years old and over | head | |
| – | Female bovine 2 years and over | head | |
| – | – | Heifers two years old and over | head | |
| – | – | Cows | head | |
| – | – | – | Dairy cows | head | head |
| – | – | – | Non-dairy cows | head | head |
| – | – | – | Buffalo-cows | head | yes/no |
| Sheep and goats | | |
| – | Sheep (all ages) | head | head |
| – | – | Breeding females | head | |
| – | – | Other sheep | head | |
| – | Goats (all ages) | head | head |
| – | – | Breeding females | head | |
| – | – | Other goats | head | |
| Pigs | | head |
| – | Piglets, live weight of under 20 kg | head | |
| – | Breeding sows, live weight 50 kg and over | head | |
| – | Other pigs | head | |
| Poultry | | head |
| – | Broilers | head | head |
| – | Laying hens | head | head |
| – | Other poultry | head | |
| – | – | Turkeys | head | |
| – | – | Ducks | head | |
| – | – | Geese | head | |
| – | – | Ostriches | head | |
| – | – | Other poultry fowls n.e.c. | head | |
| Rabbits | | |
| – | Breeding females | head | |
| Bees | hives | |
| Deer | yes/no | |
| Fur animals | yes/no | |
| Livestock n.e.c. | yes/no | |
| Module | Topic | Detailed topic |
| Labour force and other gainful activities | Farm management | Holder |
| Labour input |
| Gender balance |
| Safety measures, including farm safety plan |
| Family labour force | Labour input |
| Number of persons involved |
| Gender balance |
| Non-family labour force | Labour input |
| Number of persons employed |
| Gender balance |
| Non-regular labour force employed by the farm |
| Labour input by contractors |
| Other gainful activities directly related to the agricultural holding | Types of activities |
| Importance to the agricultural holding |
| Labour input |
| Other gainful activities not directly related to the agricultural holding | Labour input |
| Rural development | Agricultural holdings supported by rural development measures | Advisory, farm management and farm relief services |
| Farm and business development |
| Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs |
| Investments in physical assets |
| Restoring agriculture production potential damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic events and introduction of appropriate prevention actions |
| Investments in forest area development and improvement of the viability forests |
| Agri-environment payments climate |
| Organic farming |
| Payments link to Natura 2000 and the water framework directive |
| Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints |
| Animal welfare |
| Risk management |
| Animal housing and manure management | Animal housing | Bovine housing |
| Pig housing |
| Laying hen housing |
| Nutrient use and manure on the farm | UAA fertilised |
| Manure exported from and imported to the agricultural holding |
| Organic and waste based fertilizers other than manure |
| Manure application techniques | Incorporation time per type of spread |
| Facilities for manure | Manure storage facilities and capacity |
| Irrigation | Irrigation practices | Availability of irrigation |
| Irrigation methods |
| Sources of irrigation water |
| Technical parameters of the irrigation equipment |
| Crops irrigated during a 12 months period | Cereals for the production of grain |
| Dry pulses and protein crops for the production of grain |
| Root crops |
| Industrial crops |
| Plants harvested green from arable land |
| Other arable land crops |
| Permanent grassland |
| Permanent crops |
| Soil Management practices | Soil Management practices on outdoor land | Tillage methods |
| Soil cover on arable land |
| Crop rotation on arable land |
| Ecological focus area |
| Machinery and equipment | Machinery | Internet facilities |
| Basic machinery |
| Use of precision farming |
| Machinery for livestock management |
| Storage for agricultural products |
| Equipment | Equipment used for production of renewable energy on agricultural holdings |
| Orchard | Pome fruits | Apples: Area by age of plantations |
| Apples: Area by density of trees |
| Pears: Area by age of plantations |
| Pears: Area by density of trees |
| Stone fruits | Peaches: Area by age of plantations |
| Peaches: Area by density of trees |
| Nectarines: Area by age of plantations |
| Nectarines: Area by density of trees |
| Apricots: Area by age of plantations |
| Apricots: Area by density of trees |
| Citrus fruits | Oranges: Area by age of plantations |
| Oranges: Area by density of trees |
| Small citrus fruit: Area by age of plantations |
| Small citrus fruit: Area by density of trees |
| Lemons: Area by age of plantations |
| Lemons: Area by density of trees |
| Olives | Area by age of plantations |
| Area by density of trees |
| Grapes for table use and raisins | Grapes for table use: Area by age of plantations |
| Grapes for table use: Area by density of vines |
| Grapes for raisins: Area by age of plantations |
| Grapes for raisins: Area by density of vines |
| Vineyard | Grapes for wine | Area and age |
| Grape varieties | Number of varieties |
| | Code and area |
| Relevant population | Variables for which precision requirements apply | Prevalence in the relevant population | Relative standard error |
Core data in 2023 and 2026 and
Labour force and other gainful activities module
|
| As defined by Article 5 for the core data and by Article 7 for the ‘Labour force and other gainful activities module’. | Land variables
| — | Cereals for the production of grain (including seed) |
| — | Plants harvested green from arable land |
| — | Fresh vegetables (including melons), strawberries, flowers and ornamental plants (excluding nurseries) |
| — | Permanent grassland excluding rough grazings |
| — | Fruits, berries, nuts and citrus fruits (excluding grapes and strawberries) |
| 7,5 % or more of the UAA in the region | < 5 % |
Livestock variables
| — | Other bovine animals (bovine animals less than 1 year, bovine animals 1 to less than 2 years, male bovine animals 2 years old and over, heifers 2 years old and over) |
| — | Breeding sows live weight 50 kg and over |
| — | Piglets live weight of under 20 kg and other pigs |
| 7,5 % or more of the livestock units in the region and 5 % or more of the variable in the country | < 5 % |
| Core data for frame extension in 2020 |
| As defined by Article 6 | Land variables
| — | Permanent grassland excluding rough grazings |
| 7,5 % or more of the UAA in the region | < 7,5 % |
Livestock variables
| 5 % or more of the variable in the country | < 7,5 % |
Rural development module and
Machinery and equipment module
|
| As defined by Article 7 | Land variables as for the ‘Labour force and other gainful activities’ module | 7,5 % or more of the UAA in the region | < 7,5 % |
| Livestock variables as for the ‘Labour force and other gainful activities’ module | 7,5 % or more of the livestock units in the region and 5 % or more of the variable in the country | < 7,5 % |
| Animal housing and manure management module |
| The subset of the population of agricultural holdings defined by Article 7 with at least one of the following: bovine animals, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry | Livestock variables as for the ‘Labour force and other gainful activities’ module | 7,5 % or more of the livestock units in the region and 5 % or more of the variable in the country | < 7,5 % |
| Irrigation module |
| The subset of the population of agricultural holdings defined by Article 7 with irrigable area | Land variables
| 7,5 % or more of the UAA in the region | < 7,5 % |
| Soil management practices module |
| The subset of the population of agricultural holdings defined by Article 7 with arable land | Land variables
| 7,5 % or more of the UAA in the region | < 7,5 % |
| Orchard module |
| The subset of the population of agricultural holdings defined by Article 7 with any of the individual orchard variables that meet the threshold specified in Article 7(5) | Orchard variables
| — | The orchard variables among apples, pears, apricots, peaches, nectarines, oranges, small citrus fruits, lemons, olives, grapes for table use, grapes for raisins that meet the threshold specified in Article 7(5) |
| 5 % or more of the UAA in the region | < 7,5 % |
| Vineyard module |
| The subset of the population of agricultural holdings defined by Article 7 with grapes for wine | Vineyard variables
| 5 % or more of the UAA in the region | < 7,5 % |
