1.1. Contact organisation
Statistics Estonia
1.2. Contact organisation unit
Enterprise and Agricultural Statistics Department
1.3. Contact name
Laura Kütt
1.4. Contact person function
Analyst
1.5. Contact mail address
Tatari 51, 10134 Tallinn, Estonia
1.6. Contact email address
1.7. Contact phone number
+372 6259 104
1.8. Contact fax number
-
2.1. Metadata last certified
26 June 2019
2.2. Metadata last posted
27 April 2021
2.3. Metadata last update
27 April 2021
3.1. Data description
Number of laying hens and their eggs.
3.1.1. The main data source of the information
Eggs producers3.2. Classification system
NUTS 2
3.3. Coverage - sector
Agricultural holdings, as defined in EU Regulation (EC) No 1166/2008.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
Eggs for consumption are fresh eggs of fowls of the species Gallus Gallus, which are intended for human consumption (i.e. not intended for incubation) and are in shell.
3.4.1. Definition of eggs for consumption under EU methodology
Yes3.4.2. If not, specify the definition used.
Not applicable.
3.4.3. Definition of egg producer under EU methodology
Yes3.4.4. If not, specify the definition used
Not applicable.
3.4.5. Definition of laying hens under EU methodology
Yes3.4.6. If not, please describe the differences
Not applicable.
3.4.7. Definition of ungraded eggs under EU methodology
Not relevant3.4.8. If not, specify the definition used
Not applicable.
3.4.9. Ungraded Eggs provided separately
Not relevant3.4.10. Additional comments on statistical concepts and definitions
No comment.
3.5. Statistical unit
Agricultural holding with laying hens
3.6. Statistical population
All agricultural holdings having laying hens
3.6.1. Physical, economical or other threshold(s) applied to the data collection
All agricultural holdings having laying hens have been taken into account (together with all produced eggs). This includes data on large (at least 500 poultry heads) poultry farms collected via statistical survey and small (less than 500 poultry heads) poultry farms calculated using a model using 2017 data. Data on agricultural small units (a unit which is smaller than an agricultural holding, i.e. units with less than 10 poultry heads) are not included according to the instructions in the relevant manual.
3.6.1.1. COVERAGE
All agricultural holdings having laying hens have been taken into account (together with all produced eggs). This includes data on large (at least 500 poultry heads) poultry farms collected via statistical survey and small (less than 500 poultry heads) poultry farms calculated using a model using 2017 data. Data on agricultural small units (a unit which is smaller than an agricultural holding, i.e. units with less than 10 poultry heads) are not included according to the instructions in the relevant manual.
3.7. Reference area
Estonia as a whole
3.8. Coverage - Time
Data are available from 2013
3.8.1. The first survey/data collection
Data are available from 2013
3.9. Base period
The latest data are from 2018
3.10. Other comments
No comment.
5.1. Reference period in calendar year based
Yes5.2. Reference date for number of laying hens
31 December of the reference year
5.3. Additional comments on the reference period/date used
No comment.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
Official Statistics Act
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
8.1. Release calendar
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
8.2. Release calendar access
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
8.3. Release policy - user access
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
No information provided.
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications
No information provided.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database
The number of laying hens and the number of eggs are published in the statistical database (below link). The number of laying hens' eggs is included in the total number of eggs.
Annexes:
National website
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
10.5. Dissemination format - other
No information provided.
10.6. Documentation on methodology
Metadata for statistical activity "Livestock farming and meat production" are available at https://www.stat.ee/esms-metadata?code=21203
10.7. Quality management - documentation
No information provided.
11.1. Quality assurance
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
11.2. Quality management - assessment
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
Data on poultry and eggs are used for Economic Accounts for Agriculture and by the Ministry of Rural Affairs.
12.1.1. Data collected for national purposes
Data on poultry and eggs are used for Economic Accounts for Agriculture and by the Ministry of Rural Affairs.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
12.3. Completeness
Data are complete.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
Data are collected from all agricultural holdings with at least 500 poultry heads (21 units in 2018). In 2018, the number of laying hens of agicultural holdings with at least 500 poultry heads accounted for 91% of the total number of laying hens. For smaller holdings, an estimation has been used. The estimation is based on 2017 data.
13.2. Sampling error
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
13.3. Non-sampling error
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
14.1. Timeliness
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
14.2. Punctuality
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
15.1. Comparability - geographical
No information provided.
15.2. Comparability - over time
Data are comparable over time.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
Data are comparable from 2013. Data on laying hens differs from Farm Structure Survey data due to different definition used.
15.4. Coherence - internal
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
No information provided.
17.1. Data revision - policy
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
17.2. Data revision - practice
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
18.1. Source data
Data (both the number of laying hens and the number of their eggs) are collected from all agricultural holdings with at least 500 poultry heads through statistical survey. For smaller holdings, model estimation has been used. The estimation is based on 2017 data.
18.1.1. Description of data collection process
Data (both the number of laying hens and the number of their eggs) are collected from all agricultural holdings with at least 500 poultry heads through statistical survey. In 2018, the number of these units was 21.
18.1.2. Model used as a breakdown based on individual information
Yes18.1.3. Method used for the model
Data (both the number of laying hens and the number of their eggs) are collected from all agricultural holdings with at least 500 poultry heads through statistical survey. For smaller holdings, model estimation has been used. The estimation is based on 2017 data.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Annual
18.3. Data collection
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
18.4. Data validation
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
18.5. Data compilation
.
18.5.1. Data compilation process - data weighting
Data (both the number of laying hens and the number of their eggs) are collected from all agricultural holdings with at least 500 poultry heads through statistical survey (21 units in 2018). For smaller holdings, model estimation has been used. The estimation is based on 2017 annual livestock data (average production data) collected via statistical survey, which for the year 2017 included data on both small (less than 500 poultry heads) and large (at least 500 poultry heads) poultry farms. The estimation of the number of small agricultural holdings is based on the annually updated statistical register of agricultural holdings (farm register).
18.5.2. Data compilation process
Not relevant18.6. Adjustment
Not applicable.
No comment.
Number of laying hens and their eggs.
27 April 2021
Eggs for consumption are fresh eggs of fowls of the species Gallus Gallus, which are intended for human consumption (i.e. not intended for incubation) and are in shell.
Agricultural holding with laying hens
All agricultural holdings having laying hens
Estonia as a whole
Data are collected from all agricultural holdings with at least 500 poultry heads (21 units in 2018). In 2018, the number of laying hens of agicultural holdings with at least 500 poultry heads accounted for 91% of the total number of laying hens. For smaller holdings, an estimation has been used. The estimation is based on 2017 data.
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Data (both the number of laying hens and the number of their eggs) are collected from all agricultural holdings with at least 500 poultry heads through statistical survey. For smaller holdings, model estimation has been used. The estimation is based on 2017 data.
No information provided.
"Not applicable (for the 2018 metadata collection)"
No information provided.
Data are comparable over time.
