Classification Detail
Classification of land use (LU) for the agricultural census
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020. Volume I: Programme, concepts and definitions, FAO, Rome 2015, Annex 4, page 162.
ISBN:
978-92-5-108865-4
Website:
Custodian:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Available Formats:
PDF
Year Adopted:
N/A
Year Published:
2015
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, Pусский Details...
Français
Classification de l'utilisation des terres (LU) pour le recensement de l'agriculture 2020
ISBN:
978-92-5-208865-3
Español
Clasificación del uso de la tierra (UT) para el censo agropecuario 2020
ISBN:
978-92-5-308865-2
Pусский
Классификация видов землепользования (ЗП) для сельскохозяйственной переписи 2020
ISBN:
978-92-5-408865-1
Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
2.4.1 Agriculture, forestry, fisheries
Purpose:
To classify land use types.
Main Applications:
Agricultural statistics and agricultural censuses.
Main Users:
Ministries of Agriculture and National Statistical Offices carrying out agricultural censuses.
Methodology
Scope:
Land use types including land used for agriculture, forest land and other wooded land, area used for aquaculture and other area on the agricultural holding.
Concept Being Classified:
land use or land cover
Statistical Units:
agricultural holding
Main Principles:
Categories are exhaustive, exclusive, stable, well-described and balanced.
Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
SEEA land use classification - Classification of land use (LU) for the agricultural census 2020
This classification focuses on how land/area are used within the agricultural holding.
The WCA classification of land use contains nine basic land use classes, LU1 to LU9; six of the basic land use classes can be grouped into four aggregate classes: the nine basic classes are less detailed than in the SEEA, the WCA LU aggregates are ad hoc classes, not provided in the SEEA.
* LU1 (in WCA) includes greenhouses and land in family gardens while 1.1.1 (in SEEA) does nt
* LU4 includes greenhouses and land in family gardens while 1.1.4 does nt
* 1.1.6 (in SEEA) includes greenhouses and land in family gardens while LU6in WCA) does not
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Basic class
LU0
9 items
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Coordinating Entity:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Next Review:
2025
Reason for Latest Revision:
The revision took place as part of the WCA periodical review; the aim was to harmonize with the SEEA Land Use Classification.
Major Changes:
Increased number of classes (from seven to nine), better alignement to the SEEA LUC that resulted in the following changes: (1) two categories: “land under farm buildings and farmyards” and “area used for aquaculture” have been detached from the category “other land”. “Area used for aquaculture” may also include inland and coastal waters if they are part of the holding. (2 The concept of “land used for agriculture” has been introduced in order to match the category “agriculture” of the SEEA Land Use Classification. It represents the total of “agricultural land” and “land under farm buildings and farmyards”. (3) A minimum size threshold of 0.5 hectares (ha) has been introduced for the “forest land” and “other wooded land”.
The differences between WCA 2020 and WCA 2010 LUC are clearly specified in WCA 2020, paragraph 8.2.14.
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
No
Correspondence with Other Classifications:
Classification:
Correspondence Table:
SEEA land use classification - Classification of land use (LU) for the agricultural census 2020
Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Contact Information
Agency / Office:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Unit:
Statistics Division (ESS)
Contact Name:
Jairo Castano
Email:
Telephone:
+39 06 570-55166
Address:
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome
Italy