Land prices and rents (apri_lpr)

National Reference Metadata in Euro SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMSAL)

Compiling agency: The Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) of Latvia


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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
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Annexes (including footnotes)
 



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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

The Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) of Latvia
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Agricultural Statistics Section, Agricultural and Environmental Statistics Department
1.5. Contact mail address

1, Lāčplēša street, Riga, LV - 1301, LATVIA


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified 16/12/2020
2.2. Metadata last posted 16/12/2020
2.3. Metadata last update 16/12/2020


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

The data on prices of agricultural land in Latvia are available from 2011. The data source for the calculations of the average prices the State Land Service (SLS) Real Estate Market Database is used. Average purchase price of agricultural land is payment per one hectare of agricultural land, which includes arable area and/or meadows and pastures, which was purchased from natural or legal persons which sell land for use in agriculture. Excludes non-agricultural transactions (purchase of land for recreation or real estate transactions, building sites, etc.).

The data on rent prices of agricultural land in line with the New Common Target methodology are available from 2011. As a data source the annual Crop sample survey is used.  Average rental price of agricultural land is the price per one hectare of rented agricultural area, regardless of the type of payment (in cash or in kind). Payments in kind are valued at the average prices of the reference year. The rent of agricultural land from relatives is excluded.
3.2. Classification system
  Land prices  Land rents 
Classification system

NUTS classification

NUTS classification
3.3. Coverage - sector
  Land prices  Land rents 
Coverage - sector

Agriculture

Agriculture
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

Definition of the land price values

  Land prices  Land rents 
Definition of the land price values

Average purchase price of agricultural land is the payment per one hectare of agricultural land, which includes arable area and/or meadows and pastures, which was purchased from natural or legal persons which sell land for use in agriculture. Excludes non-agricultural transactions (purchase of land for recreation or real estate transactions, building sites, etc.).

Average rental price of agricultural land is the price per one hectare of rented agricultural area, regardless of the type of payment (in cash or in kind) and type of rent agreement (oral or written). The land rented from close relatives, as well as the rent of buildings and structures located on the rented land and other costs related to other assets, except agricultural area had to be excluded. Payments in kind are valued at the average prices of the reference year.
The costs of transferring ownership (therefore lawyer's fees, registration taxes and real estate) are excluded from collected selling/purchase price of agricultural land? Yes 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? Yes 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. 


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. 

In Latvia the information on prices should not be broken down into irrigable and non-irrigable arable land, because, in accordance with the results of the AC 2010, irrigable area in Latvia comprises only 0.1% of utilised agricultural area.


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. 
3.5. Statistical unit
  Land prices  Land rents 
Reporting unit 

An individual records of transactions of agricultural land in administrative register - State Land Service Real Estate Market Database

Agricultural holding
Observation unit 

The average price per one hectare of agricultural land purchased for agricultural use.

The average renting price per one hectare of agricultural land collected from agricultural holdings renting agricultural land for agricultural use.
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? 

The threshold applied for transactions of agricultural land is 1 ha

The data on land rents are obtained within annual Crop survey in which are included agricultural holdings with crop Standard Output (SO) ≥ 1500 EUR.
3.7. Reference area
  Land prices  Land rents 
Reference area

Data reflect to country level

Data reflect to country level
3.8. Coverage - Time
  Land prices Land rents
Time coverage 

2011 - 2019

2011 - 2019
When was the first survey/data collection on land prices and rents in line with common Target Methodology organised? 

2011

2011
3.9. Base period

Not available.


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. 

Not applicable


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

- Official Statistical Programme (for 3 years);

- Inter-agency agreement No 1701-2/14/35 between the CSB and the SLS on the exchange of information and cooperation (31 March 2014)

Official Statistical Programme (for 3 years)
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

Not available.


7. Confidentiality Top
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

Not available.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
  Land prices Land rents
Confidentiality - data treatment 

There is no need to avoid identification in output tables for agricultural land price statistics because in order to protect statistical data a minimum number of contributors in a cell is needed to publish the data in this cell (n=3. In output tables n >3).

There is no need to avoid identification in output tables for agricultural land rents statistics because in order to protect statistical data a minimum number of contributors in a cell is needed to publish the data in this cell (n=3. In output tables n >3).


8. Release policy Top
8.1. Release calendar

Not available.
8.2. Release calendar access

Not available.
8.3. Release policy - user access

Not available.


9. Frequency of dissemination Top

Not available.


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

Not available.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

Not available.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

Not available.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not available.
10.5. Dissemination format - other

Not available.
10.6. Documentation on methodology

Not available.
10.7. Quality management - documentation

Not available.


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
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 

9 month

3 month
When were data first released to the public? 

End of September 

End of March
14.2. Punctuality

Not available.


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

NUTS 3

NUTS 3
15.2. Comparability - over time
  Land prices Land rents
Comparability - over time 

2011 -2019

2011 -2019
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 register - State Land Service Real Estate Market Database

Direct observation - annual Crop sample survey
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? 

Since 2011 

Since 2011
18.3. Data collection
  Land prices Land rents
Primary data collection method 

Administrative data

Web survey (e-survey) and face-to-face interviews
18.4. Data validation
  Land prices Land rents
Data validation 

Validation of administrative data is done by Agricultural Statistics Section 

Validation rules are embedded in the data entry program
18.5. Data compilation
  Land prices Land rents
Data compilation process 

Data compilation process on agricultural land prices at NUTS 3 level is done by Agricultural Statistics Section.

Data processing and compilation process on agricultural land rents is done within Crop survey
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? 

Aggregation is carried out by dividing of total value of transaction by total area of purchased land (per each category).

When extrapolating data on the surveyed holdings to all holdings, the number of similar holdings represented by the holdings included in the sample as well as the response rate in each survey territory was taken into account. 
18.6. Adjustment
  Land prices Land rents
Adjustment

Not relevant 

Not relevant 


19. Comment Top

Not available


Related metadata Top


Annexes Top