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Area under cultivation

  • Glossary item | Last updated: 05 Mar 2024

It is the area that corresponds to the total sown area, but after the harvest it excludes ruined areas (e.g. due to natural disasters).

EU, 2009a, Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 concerning crop statistics and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 837/90 and (EEC) No 959/93, OJ L167, 29.06.2009, pp. 1-11.

Source category: EU Legislation

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