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Harvested area

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It is the part of the cropped area that is harvested. It can, therefore, be equal to or less than the cropped area.

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

Data refer to the area from which a crop is gathered. Area harvested, therefore, excludes the area from which, although sown or planted, there was no harvest due to damage, failure, etc. It is usually net for temporary crops and sometimes gross for permanent crops.

FAOc, FAO Term, accessed 18 December 2023

Source category: International Organisation

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