Area of Crops Provisional

Survey Name:

Area of Crops Provisional

Survey purpose:

To compile and provide provisional data on land utilisation at State level.

Legislative Basis National:

Not applicable

Legislative Basis European:

EU Regulation 2022/2379 as regards statistics on agricultural input and output (SAIO)

EU Regulation 2023/1538 as regards crop production statistics

Periodicity:

Annual

Statistical Population:

All farms in the state which apply for the Basic Income Support for Sustainability Scheme (BISS) operated by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)

Sampling Frame:

Not applicable. Data sourced from the DAFM

Reference Area:

State

Time Coverage:

1980 - 2026

Base Period:

Not applicable

Sector Coverage:

Not applicable

Survey Size:

Not applicable

Principal Variables:

Principal crops that are sown annually.

Principal External Users:

Government, Eurostat, Agriculturalists, Researchers.

Contact Organisation:

Central Statistics Office

Business Area:

Business Statistics

Contact Person:

Stephanie Kelleher

Contact Person Function:

Statistician

Other Business Area Specialists:

Noreen Plunkett

Contact email:

@cso.ie

Contact phone number:

(+353) 21 453 5000