Land prices and rents (apri_lpr)

National Reference Metadata in Euro SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMSAL)

Compiling agency: [PT1] Statistics Portugal


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Reference metadata
1. Contact
2. Metadata update
3. Statistical presentation
4. Unit of measure
5. Reference Period
6. Institutional Mandate
7. Confidentiality
8. Release policy
9. Frequency of dissemination
10. Accessibility and clarity
11. Quality management
12. Relevance
13. Accuracy
14. Timeliness and punctuality
15. Coherence and comparability
16. Cost and Burden
17. Data revision
18. Statistical processing
19. Comment
Related Metadata
Annexes (including footnotes)
 



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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

[PT1] Statistics Portugal
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Satellite Accounts and Quality Assessement of National Accounts
1.5. Contact mail address

Av. António José de Almeida

1000-043 Lisboa


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified

21 January 2026
2.2. Metadata last posted

21 January 2026
2.3. Metadata last update

21 January 2026


3. Statistical presentation Top
3.1. Data description
  Land prices  Land rents 
Data description

The agricultural land price statistics provide the price of one hectare of free agricultural land during the reference period (a calendar year).  At the basis of the calculation of the price of land are the transactions in the property register of the Database of Tax Authority on Property Transfer (Municipal Tax on Real Estate Transactions - IMT), supplemented with information from the agricultural census and Farm Base.

The average rent price of agricultural land (Euro per hectare) represents the average annual rent price, expressed in euros per hectare, for agricultural land (including arable land and grassland) at the regional level (NUTS 2). The calculation of agricultural land rent is based on data from the agricultural sector, using a weighting system derived from the agricultural census and Farm Structure Survey (FSS) data. It is updated by the official annual rent update coefficient to ensure consistency and accuracy.
3.2. Classification system
  Land prices  Land rents 
Classification system

NUTS Classification (level 1 and 2)

NUTS Classification (level 1 and 2)
3.3. Coverage - sector
  Land prices  Land rents 
Coverage - sector

NACE Rev. 2.1:

01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

NACE Rev. 2.1:

01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

Definition of the land price values

  Land prices  Land rents 
Definition of the land price values

According to the market price concept, the price of agricultural land (arable land, permanent grassland) is the price received/paid by the holder 

As defined in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1579 of 31 July 2023, which lays down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 on agricultural price statistics, agricultural land rent means: 
The value agreed between an agricultural holding and a landowner for renting land for agricultural use for one year. This value includes related levies/taxes and payments in kind (valued at the current year’s price), and excludes entitlements linked to the land, deductible VAT, rentals of buildings or dwellings located on the land, and any other expenses related to assets other than agricultural land (such as maintenance costs for buildings, building insurance, depreciation of buildings, and rents for professional use of non-residential buildings).
The costs of transferring ownership (therefore lawyer's fees, registration taxes and real estate) are excluded from collected selling/purchase price of agricultural land? No Not applicable. 
The value of deductible VAT is excluded from the price of agricultural land? Yes Yes
The entitlements related to the land are excluded from the collected selling/purchase/renting price of agricultural land? No Yes
The value of any buildings or dwellings situated on it and any other expenses related to other assets except the agricultural land (current maintenance expenditure on buildings, buildings insurance, depreciation of buildings, rents paid for the professional use of non-residential buildings etc.) are excluded from the price of agricultural land? Yes Yes
The value of any monetary compensation received by farmers for the sales/acquisition of the Utilized Agricultural Area is excluded from the collected selling/purchase price of agricultural land? Yes Not applicable. 
The value of any inheritances transfers related to the sold/purchased land is excluded from the collected selling/purchase price of agricultural land? Yes Not applicable. 
If you have replied NO to any of the above questions explain the reason why. 

    
There are difficulties in ensuring compliance with all criteria recommended by the methodology established by Eurostat, namely the exclusion of entitlements related to the land and the inclusion of the value of related levies / taxes.


EU Target Methodology

  Land prices  Land rents 
Does the data collection observe the land categories as specified in the EU Target Methodology?  Yes Yes
If not, please describe the differences. 


Other UAA categories

  Land prices  Land rents 
Does the price information provided to Eurostat include information on other UAA categories?  No No
If yes, specify which categories. 

Not applicable

Not applicable
3.5. Statistical unit
  Land prices  Land rents 
Reporting unit 
Database of Tax Authority on Property Transfer (Municipal Tax on Real Estate Transactions  (IMT),used as data source for land prices statistics, is a database with all transactions identified as rustic buildings. 
 
 

Agricultural census/FSS agricultural holdings
Observation unit 

The observation unit is the price of one hectare of agriculture land sold/purchased for agricultural use.

 

The observation unit represents the price of renting one hectare of agricultural land in the reference period.
3.6. Statistical population
  Land prices  Land rents 
Does any kind of physical, economical or other threshold apply for data collection on land prices and rents? 

Only areas above 500 m2 were considered for land prices

No
3.7. Reference area
  Land prices  Land rents 
Reference area

NUTS II (seven mainland regions and Azores and Madeira Islands)

NUTS II (seven mainland regions and Azores and Madeira Islands)
3.8. Coverage - Time
  Land prices Land rents
Time coverage 

2019-2024

2013 - 2024
When was the first survey/data collection on land prices and rents in line with common Target Methodology organised? 

2019

There are difficulties in ensuring compliance with all criteria recommended by the methodology established by Eurostat.
3.9. Base period

Not applicable.


4. Unit of measure Top
  Land prices  Land rents 
Is the price provided in national currency?  Yes Yes
Is the data on area provided in hectares?  Yes Yes


5. Reference Period Top
  Land prices Land rents
Is the reference period used for rental price the calendar year?  Not applicable.  Yes
If not, specify the reference period used Not applicable. 


6. Institutional Mandate Top
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
  Land prices Land rents
Legal acts and other agreements 

Regulation - 2022/2379

Regulation - 2023/1579

Regulation - 2022/2379

Regulation - 2023/1579
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

The sharing of data among the statistics institutions at the national level (National Institute of Statistics, ministry departments, autonomous and public entities of the State), as well as between them and the statistics services of the Autonomous Regions for the development of the statistics entrusted to them, are regulated with the Law of the National Statistical System (Law No. 22/2008, of May 13).


7. Confidentiality Top
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

The policy of confidentiality is regulated by Law No. 22/2008, of May 13 Law of the National Statistical System. It estabishes the principles, standards and structure of the National Statistical System.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
  Land prices Land rents
Confidentiality - data treatment 

The data transmitted to Eurostat are at NUTS 2 that ensure compliance with statistical confidentiality rules

The data transmitted to Eurostat are at NUTS 2 that ensure compliance with statistical confidentiality rules.


8. Release policy Top
8.1. Release calendar

Not yet available.
8.2. Release calendar access

Not yet available.
8.3. Release policy - user access

Not yet available.


9. Frequency of dissemination Top

Not yet available.


10. Accessibility and clarity Top
10.1. Dissemination format - News release

Not yet available.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

Not available.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

Not yet available.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not applicable.
10.5. Dissemination format - other

Not applicable.
10.6. Documentation on methodology

Not yet available.
10.7. Quality management - documentation

Not applicable.


11. Quality management Top
11.1. Quality assurance

Not available.
11.2. Quality management - assessment

Not available.


12. Relevance Top
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
  Land prices Land rents
Are the data on land prices and rents collected for national purposes (by NSI or any other national administration) in your country? 

Yes.

 

Yes.

Data on  rents are collected for national purposes through the following data sources:
Agricultural Census 2019 – Provides detailed statistical information on the structure and use of rural properties, essential for territorial and economic analysis of the agricultural sector.
Farm Structure Surveys – Collects updated data on the organization and characteristics of agricultural holdings, supporting structural and economic assessments.
Are there any differences between the current EU Target Methodology and the national methodology?  No No
If yes, please describe the differences. 
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Not available 
12.3. Completeness

Not available


13. Accuracy Top
13.1. Accuracy - overall

Not available.
13.2. Sampling error

Not available.
13.3. Non-sampling error

Not available.


14. Timeliness and punctuality Top
14.1. Timeliness
  Land prices Land rents
Timeliness 

30 September year N+1

31 December year N+1
When were data first released to the public? 

There is no public release of data yet.

The data have not yet been released to the public.
14.2. Punctuality

There is no time lag


15. Coherence and comparability Top
15.1. Comparability - geographical
  Land prices Land rents
Comparability - geographical (regional) 

There are no differences in the regional methodologies. However, the number of observations in some regions is not that big. This leads to (considerable) price fluctuations.

Comparability of results across NUTS 2 regions is ensured through the application of a harmonized methodology, consistent survey design, and standardized processes for data collection, validation, editing, and aggregation across the entire geographic scope.
15.2. Comparability - over time
  Land prices Land rents
Comparability - over time 

Data delivered to EUROSTAT (2019 - 2024) are comparable over time.

Data delivered to Eurostat for the period 2013–2024 are considered fully comparable over time, as they were produced using consistent methodology and harmonized processes throughout the reference years.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain

Not available.
15.4. Coherence - internal

Not available.


16. Cost and Burden Top

Not available.


17. Data revision Top
17.1. Data revision - policy

Not available.
17.2. Data revision - practice

Not available.


18. Statistical processing Top
18.1. Source data
  Land prices Land rents
Source data 

Administrative data from of Tax Authority - Municipal Tax on Real Estate Transactions (IMT) and from the Agricultural census and Farm Base to produce agricultural land price information with regional and land-type indicator.

Agricultural census and Farm Structure Surveys
18.2. Frequency of data collection
  Land prices Land rents
Are the data collected on the regular, annual, basis?  Yes Yes
If yes, since when? If not, what is the frequency of data collection? 

2019

 

Agricultural census and Farm Structure Surveys frequency.
18.3. Data collection
  Land prices Land rents
Primary data collection method 

Administrative data

Survey.
18.4. Data validation
  Land prices Land rents
Data validation 
Selection criteria
For the determination of the agricultural land prices the traded parcels are selected on the following characteristics: grassland or arable land, cadastral transaction; full ownership; no buildings; area parcel larger than 0.5 hectares. Excluding extremel prices:extremely high and low prices are ruled out.
 

Validation procedures include systematic outlier detection and review. Additionally, data are submitted for consultation and verification by the competent national agricultural authorities to ensure accuracy and consistency.
18.5. Data compilation
  Land prices Land rents
Data compilation process 

The requested information is selected from the land transaction database(Database of Tax Authority on Property Transfer (Municipal Tax on Real Estate Transactions - IMT) , which is created by combining the following data sources:

  • Cadastral map (not available for all regions)
  • Agriculture Census and Farm Base

The calculation of agricultural land rent is based on agricultural sector data, using a weighting system derived from Agricultural Census and Farm Structure Survey (FSS) data. These values are then adjusted annually using the official rent update coefficient to ensure accuracy and consistency over time.
Is the aggregation at country level carried out in accordance with the EU Target Methodology?  Yes Yes
How the aggregation at country level is carried out? 

The aggregation of land prices was made by calculating a weighted average land price using total arable land and total permanent grassland in each region as weights

Country-level aggregates are obtained by combining data from all NUTS 2 regions using a standardized methodology, ensuring consistency and comparability across regions.
18.6. Adjustment
  Land prices Land rents
Adjustment

No adjustment is applied.

No adjustment is applied.


19. Comment Top

No comment.


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