Survey Name:

Farm Structure Survey

Survey purpose:

To compile data on the structure of all agricultural holdings.

Legislative Basis National:

Not applicable

Legislative Basis European:

Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 of the European Parliament

Periodicity:

Three Years

Statistical Population:

Farms with size greater than 1 Hectare

Sampling Frame:

A stand-alone CSO register is used, which holds all identified specialised farms in the state. This register is updated from registers from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Reference Area:

State, Region

Time Coverage:

2003 - 2023

Base Period:

Not Applicable

Sector Coverage:

Not Applicable

Survey Size:

47,000

Principal Variables:

Area farmed, principal crops, principal livestock categories, farm work force, labour input and general farm characteristics

Principal External Users:

Government, Eurostat, Agriculturalists, Researchers

Contact Organisation:

Central Statistics Office

Business Area:

Business Statistics

Contact Person:

Sophie Emerson

Contact Person Function:

Statistician

Other Business Area Specialists:

David O'Leary

Contact email:

agri@cso.ie

Contact phone number:

(+353) 21 453 5000