Agricultural area

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Agricultural area, abbreviated as AA, describes the area already used for farming, or that could be brought back into cultivation using the resources normally available on an agricultural holding. It includes the land categories:

- arable land;

- permanent grassland;

- permanent crops;

- kitchen gardens (even if they only represent small areas of total UAA);

- unutilised agricultural area;

- special holding areas;

The term does not include wooded land and land occupied by buildings, farmyards, tracks, ponds, etc.

Eurostat b, Glossary, accessed 22 November 2023

Source category: EC Technical Documents

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Reference description	Eurostat b, Glossary, accessed 22 November 2023
Abbreviation	AA
Originally Published \| Last Updated	12 Feb 2018 \| 12 Jul 2024
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