Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia

    Agricultural Statistics Section

Central Statistical Bureau, Street Lacplesa 1, Riga, LV-1301, Latvia

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The national legal framework covering statistical data acquisition is Statistics Law

https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/274749

Central Statistical Bureau

2016

There is no divergance

Legal obligation for respondents 

The classification used for pesticides corresponds to Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 (http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1185/2017-03-09) of the European Parliament and of the Council.
The classification system for crops derives from the Annual crop statistics Handbook 2019 (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/Annexes/apro_cp_esms_an1.pdf).

Selected crops – cereals covered 58 % of sown area of agricultural crops and rape 10 % respectively, use of pesticides on those crops is relevant. Information for pesticide treatment on selected vegetables and permanent crops is also of national importance.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

Not available

The data reported are the quantity of each active substances listed in Annex III of Regulation 1185/2009 contained in plant protection products used on a selected crop, expressed in kg. The area treated with each substance are expressed in hectares.

Agricultural holding

Population frame includes in 2017 all economically active agricultural holdings with areas of winter wheat, spring wheat, rye, spring barley, winter barley, oats, triticale, buckwheat, mixed cereals, spring rape and winter rape and field beans and in 2019 holdings with areas of apple trees, pear trees, plum trees, cherry trees, raspberries, strawberries, cabbages, carrots, beetroots, onions, potatoes, green maize.

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The entire territory of the country.

Not applicable

2010 onwards

Not applicable for Pesticide Use Statistics, because it is not based on an index number of time series.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

Every 5 years

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Verifying the area, on which pesticides are used, with total sown area under each crop.

Comparing each product application rate in kg or in l per ha with recommended application rate on each holding.

Data compilation was done by the CSB.The results of the survey were extrapolated to the entire country. The design weights which are inversely proportional to inclusion probability, have been adjusted taking into account the response in the strata. If a farm has not responded in the strata, similar strata are combined and weights are recalculated in stratum. External information for calculation of weights is not used.

The quantities of pesticides used per crop have been reported at active substance level as well as at all aggragation levels (major groups, categories of products, chemical classes). Values for the area treated have not been reported as aggragates.

Not applicable.

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Quality Management Systems of the Central Statistical Bureau (QMS) are certified according to requirements of ISO 9001:2015 standard "Ouality management systems - Requirements". QMS defines management, support and core business processes and sub-processes, which include: process and sub-process owners, activities to be performed within processes and their sequence, duties and responsibilities of employees, their distribution within processes, files and databases, forms, regulations and other documents referred to in the processes. QMS is binding on all employees of the CSB.

Overall quality of the statistical data on pesticide use on agricultural crops is considered sufficient in terms of quality criteria. The main strengths is that qualified regional inspectors from the State Plant Protection Service ensured collection of data on pesticides used. 

The sample size was sufficient to meet the standard quality criteria.  The coefficient of variation has improved compared to the previous survey for almost all crops surveyed. 

The statistical information for users is available in the CSB Database as dataset MGG030, press releases published in 11.10.2018 and in 9.10.2020 are also available. The data users are mainly  media and the State Plant Protection Service, as well as the students. Users are often interested in the information comparable over time (time series) and among the differentcountries.   

Information comparable among countries cannot be provided.

Not available.

User satisfaction survey has not been conducted.

Not applicable.

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Not applicable for Pesticide Use Statistics because in this data collection, there is no target on the number of data. Member States are asked to collect data on representative crops without stipulating the number of crops.

Errors do not have significant impact on key results.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

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See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

See the attached Excel file in the Annexes.

Not applicable.

Seasonal adjustment is not applicable to pesticide use statistics since all plant protection treatments associated directly or indirectly with the crop during the reference period are reported.

Data were not revised.

Not applicable.

Not applicable

Not applicable.

There were no changes in statistical values released.

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The first results on national level were available 270 days from the last day of the reference period.  Data revisions were not necessary, the first results are also the final results.

The final results on national level were available 270 days from the last day of the reference period.

There were still problems for State Plant Protection Service interviewers begin to usie laptops for the data collection. Data entry from paper questionnaires of the surveu 2019 was carried out by the staff of the Agricultural Statistics Section of the Central Statistical Bureau.

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Data are published according to the CSB publication calendar.

Not applicable.

Data are collected on a country level (NUTS 0). Therefore, the data are not comparable on a regional level. The geographical comparibility between countries is evaluated by Eurostat.

Not applicable, because there are no mirror flows in Pesticide Use Statistics.

Not applicable for Pesticide Use Statistics, because it is not based on time series.

Not applicable for Pesticide Use Statistics, because it is not based on time series.

Not applicable. It is not possible to compare correctlythe data on pesticide use and pesticides placed on the market. In 2017 only grain crops rape and field beans were selected for the data collection and in 2019 - vegetables, permanent crops, potatoes, green maize. Many substances are used in one year for all crops, in the same time products might not be used only in one year but also in the next year etc.  

Not applicable for Pesticide Use Statistics, because the data collection is based on a five-year period.

Not applicable, because it has no relevance for national accounts.

Harmonised classification of pesticides and crops was applied. A good internal coherence of the data was ensured. Data were obtained from sample survey, the sample size was representative, metod of extrapolation of data to entire country provided good quality data. Approach of data collection was in line with Eurostat guidelines, for example, data collection per field, inclusion of seed treatment.

Two news releases linked to the data on pesticide use on agricultural crops in 2017 and in 2019 respectively were disseminated. 

https://www.csb.gov.lv/en/statistics/statistics-by-theme/agriculture/agri-environmental-indicators/search-in-theme/2757-use-pesticides

https://www.csb.gov.lv/en/statistics/statistics-by-theme/agriculture/agri-environmental-indicators/search-in-theme/2428-use-pesticides-cereal

Publication "Agriculture of Latvia" (Collection of Statistics); publisher: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, 2019. 

Link: "see question 9.2.5."

https://www.csb.gov.lv/en/statistics/statistics-by-theme/agriculture/crop/search-in-theme/381-agriculture-latvia-2019

Domain in the CSB database: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery/Agri-environmental indicators/Pesticides/Data table MGG030 "Pesticides used on 1 ha of sown area (active substances, kg).

https://data.csb.gov.lv/pxweb/en/lauks/lauks__agro/MGG030.px

Not available.

https://data.csb.gov.lv/pxweb/en/lauks/lauks__agro/MGG030.px

No micro-data were disseminated.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

A unified Quality Report standard has been developed by the CSB - Project Documentation System (ADS). File includes metadata and quality assessment for the survey on pesticide use on agricultural crops in 2017 and in 2019.

Not applicable.

National quality report on the transmitted data quality has been sent to Eurostat.

In order to facilitate correct interpretation of data and tofoster dialogue with data users, the CSB develops a unified Quality Report standard- Project Documentation System (ADS), where different data preparation aspects are described in detail: legal basis, methodology, sample design and sample size, data collection and processing methods, definitions etc. (available in Latvian and for internal use). ADS includes metadata and quality assessment for the survey on pesticide use on agricultural crops in 2017 and in 2019.

Starting from 2021, metadata will be maintained and published on the OS portal according to a common standard (SMS 2.0).

100 % of metadata elements applicable is provided in this report.

Not available.

Operational cost in total for the survey of 2017 was EUR 58.2 thousand, which includes cost for data collection EUR 32.7 thousand, for data processing and dissemination EUR 25.5 thousand respectively.

Operational cost in total for the survey of 2019 was EUR 34.2 thousand, which includes cost for data collection EUR 32.8 thousand, for data processing and dissemination EUR 8.4 thousand respectively.

Operating costs decreased by 10% compared to the previous five-year data collection period. Efforts made to improve efficiency includes data entry of the survey for 2019 by the agricultural statistics section staff themselves.

During this data collection period electronic means were not used to facilitate data collection. Range and detail of data collected in surveys was limited to what is absolutely necessary to fulfill the requirements of the Pesticide Regulation.

Not applicable

Not applicable.

In accordance with Regulation (EC) 223/2009 Article 3 data are considered confidencial  when they allow statistical units to be identified, either directly or indirectly, thereby disclosing individual information.

Subparagraf 3.5.1 of the CSB Quality Guidelines determinates the confidenciality. Methods assuring confidentiality have been applied to the data: Threshold rule: data (either a cell or marginal total) in a table is confidential if the number of contributor is one, two or three statistical units (entrprises). Dominance rule: according tothis rule, a cell is to be regarded as confidetial if the share of of one statistical unit in the respective indicator is 80% and more as well as if the total proportion of the two statistical units is 90% and above.

There is no need to avoid identification. Data cover the use of active substances on crops, sample as a method for carring out the survey, ensures protection (it is not known, which statistical units are surveyed).

Threshold rule: data (either a cell or marginal total) in a table is confidential if the number of contributor is one, two or three statistical units (entrprises). Dominance rule: according tothis rule, a cell is to be regarded as confidetial if the share of of one statistical unit in the respective indicator is 80% and more as well as if the total proportion of the two statistical units is 90% and above. There is no need to avoid identification. Data cover the use of active substances on crops, sample as a method for carring out the survey, ensures protection (it is not known, which statistical units are surveyed).

There is no need to avoid identification. Data cover the use of active substances on crops, sample as a method for carring out the survey, ensures protection (it is not known, which statistical units are surveyed).