Vineyard (vit)

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Compiling agency: Statistics Austria


Eurostat metadata
Reference metadata
1. Contact
2. Statistical presentation
3. Statistical processing
4. Quality management
5. Relevance
6. Accuracy and reliability
7. Timeliness and punctuality
8. Coherence and comparability
9. Accessibility and clarity
10. Cost and Burden
11. Confidentiality
12. Comment
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Annexes (including footnotes)
 



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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

Statistics Austria
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Directorate Spatial Statistics, Agriculture and Forestry
1.5. Contact mail address

Statistics Austria, Directorate Spatial Statistics, Agriculture and Forestry, CIS, Guglgasse 13, 1110 Vienna, Austria


2. Statistical presentation Top
2.1. Data description

The vineyard data set includes data on the structure of vineyards in the European Union. It covers the holdings growing vines intended to produce grapes for other purposes than table grapes or growing plants for vegetative propagation of before mentioned vines and the area covered by these vines.  The data concerns the vine types, degree of specialisation of vine-grower holdings, main varieties of grapes and age of plants. Some indicators are collected at national level, others a NUTS2 level.  The data are extracted from the vineyard register. The Member States, which have more than 500 ha of vines for other purpose than table grape production need to collect the data.

The reference year of the data described in this report is the year 2020.
2.2. Classification system

The classification system used in the vineyard data has several dimensions:  type of vineyards, degree of specialisation of the holding, main varieties (> 500 ha at national level), age of plants and size classes of holdings. More information can be found in the Handbook.
2.3. Coverage - sector

Growing of grapes for other purposes than table grapes (mainly for wine, juice, raisins) (part of NACE rev.  2 classification of A01.21: growing of grapes) and plant propagation for vines (part of NACE rev.  2 classification of A01.30: plant propagation).
2.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

Statistical characteristics of observations
Is there a national legislation covering structural vineyard statistics? YES
Name of the legislation

Verordnung der Bundesministerin für Landwirtschaft, Regionen und Tourismus betreffend die Statistik über die Weingartenflächen im Jahr 2020 (Weingartengrunderhebungsverordnung 2020)

 
If yes, provide a link
https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/BgblAuth/BGBLA_2020_II_182/BGBLA_2020_II_182.html 

 
Scope and coverage of the legislation

The statistical units are agricultural holdings, which on the reference date cultivate areas under vine. Their  production of grapes, grape must, wine or vegetative propagation  material is normally intended for sale. The characteristics to be surveyed are listened in the appendix of the regulation.

 
Responsable organisation for the legislation

Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT)

 
Precision requirements 

equivalent

 
Does the national legal frame foresee the use of the vineyard register?  YES
2.5. Statistical unit

Number of holdings growing vines intended to produce grapes for other purposes than table grapes or growing plants for vegetative propagation of before mentioned vines and the area covered by these vines in hectares.
2.6. Statistical population

All holdings growing vines intended to produce grapes for other purposes than table grapes or growing plants for vegetative propagation of before mentioned vines, having an area bigger than 0.1 hectares registered in the vineyard register.
2.7. Reference area

NUTS 2
2.8. Coverage - Time

When was the first (regular) structural vineyard survey / data collection organised?

1963
Frequency of the data collection (if there was one) before 1979 or before EU membership?
If not regularly, in which years the vineyards have been surveyed ?

1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1992

 
2.9. Base period

Not applicable


3. Statistical processing Top
3.1. Source data

Is the register maintained at national or regional level? Regional                                
  Register 1 Register 2 Register 3 Register 4 Register 5 Register 6 Register 7 Register 8 Register 9 Register 10 Register 11 Register 12 Register 13 Register 14 Register 15 Register 16 Register 17
Name of the register(s)

Vineyard cadaster of Burgenland as part of the Central Vine Database (System Wein-ONLINE) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT)

 

Vineyard cadaster of Lower Austria as part of the Central Vine Database (System Wein-ONLINE) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT)

Vineyard cadaster of Styria as part of the Central Vine Database (System Wein-ONLINE) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT)

 

Vineyard cadaster of Vienna as part of the Central Vine Database (System Wein-ONLINE) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT)

 

Provincial vineyard cadaster of Carinthia

 
Data owner (organisation)

Provincial Government of Burgenland

 

Provincial Government of Lower Austria

 

Provincial Government of Styria

 

Provincial Government of Vienna

 

Provincial Government of Carinthia,  Abteilung 10 - Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Mießtaler Straße 1, 9021 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

 
Contact information of the register authority (email and phone number) Restricted from publication Restricted from publication Restricted from publication Restricted from publication Restricted from publication
Legal basis

wine law

wine law

 

wine law

 

wine law

 

public administration; Carinthian Wine Law of November 2020
Does the register contain parcel level data? YES YES YES YES YES
Are the parcels belonging to the same holder grouped under the same holding-id in the register? YES YES YES YES YES
Is the holding geo-referenced with co-ordinates? NO NO NO NO Yes, at parcel level
How is the vineyard holding identified in the register? Unique ID of holding Unique ID of holding Unique ID of holding Unique ID of holding Unique ID of holding
Were all variables taken from vineyard register? NO NO NO YES YES
If no, which variables were not taken from the register?

vine nurseries

 

vine nurseries

 

vine nurseries

 
Why were they not taken from the register? Data were missing Data were missing Data were missing
For what purpose the ancillary data sources were used? Data completion Data completion Data completion
If other, which was the purpose?


Were other ancillary data sources used? YES  
If yes, which ones? Data source  Type of data source
Name of the data source 1

Information, which is collected based on the provisions dealing the marketing of propagating material of vine (Rebenverkehrsgesetz and Rebenverkehrsverordnung). The information is provided by the chamber of agriculture (Landwirtschaftskammer (LK) Burgenland, Landwirtschaftskammer (LK) Niederösterreich) and the provincial government of Styria (Landwirtschaftliches Versuchszentrum).

 Administrative source
Name of the data source 2
Name of the data source 3


Additional comments
3.2. Frequency of data collection

The structural statistics on vineyards governed by Regulation (EU) No 1337/2011 are collected every 5 years. The first data collection took place in 2015. The second and last one was carried out in 2020.
3.3. Data collection

How easy was it  to get access to the vineyard register data (administrative access)?  
The data provider has direct constant access to the vineyard register
Access was granted upon a simple request
Access was granted after some negotiations
Access was granted after lenthy negotiations 
Access was not granted
Were the data from the vineyard register integrated into a statistical holding register? YES
If not, what were the reasons for not doing that?  
There was no need for such an operation
It was not technically possible because of lack of common identifier
It was not feasible due to data protection issues
It was considered too expensive
Other reasons


Additional comments

The total area under vine is integrated into the statistical holding register. The details concerning the grape varieties and the master data are not integrated.

 
3.4. Data validation

Which kind of data validation measures are in place? Manual
What do they target?  
Unit completeness
Item completeness
Valid value
Time series ranges (outlier detection)
Relational checks between characteristics
Arithmetic calculations (e.g. correctness of aggregates)
Others
Is the data cross-validated against another dataset? YES
If yes, which dataset?  
Previous results of vineyard statistics
Annual crop statistics area data
FSS data 
Other dataset

IACS data


Additional comments
3.5. Data compilation

Data are compiled using the unique holding identifier (e.g. data from vine nurseries).
3.6. Adjustment

Not applicable. There were no procedures employed to modify statistical data to enable it to conform to national or international standards or to address data quality differences when compiling specific data sets. The only modifications were corrections in the course of the plausibility checks.


4. Quality management Top
4.1. Quality assurance

Is there a quality management process in place for vineyard statistics? YES
If yes, what are the components?

The data derived from the provincial vineyard cadasters of Burgenland, Lower Austria, Styria and Vienna are based on the respective wine laws, which have to be implemented by the cadaster administering authorities. The responsible staff continually ensures data quality.  Every issue reported is checked for completeness and plausibility. Every over-use of areas is reported by the application and corrected immediately. 

As of November 30 the master data of all holdings are collected annually. The provincial vineyard cadasters of Lower Austria, Burgenland and Styria are maintained on a daily basis in the Central Vine Database (System Wein-ONLINE) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT). The data of the federal province Vienna are exported from the cadasters as of July 31 and integrated in the Central Vine Database of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT). Daily updated data are available at the provincial vineyard cadasters.
Was the authority responsible for the vineyard register involved in the quality assurance of the vineyard data? YES
If yes, which data quality improvement actions were proposed to be done to the vineyard register?  
Improvement of coverage of the register (elimination of over-coverage)
Improvement of the coverage of the register (elimination of under-coverage)
Elimination of multiple listings
More frequent updates
Inclusion of new characteristics in the register
Improving the identification of the holding
Other improvement actions
   
Is there a Quality Report available? YES
If yes, please provide a link

A quality report is planed for 2022.

There is no quality report dealing with the datasources (provincial vineyard cadasters and the Central Vine Database (System Wein-ONLINE)).
   
Has a peer-review been carried out for vineyard statistics? YES
If yes, which were the main conclusions?

It is a stated goal to establish a central and consolidated vine database including all federal provinces.
What quality improvement measures are planned for the next 5 years?  
Improvement of the vineyard register
Improvement of data validation
Further automation
Quality Report
Peer review
Other


Additional comments

EU-Grant: Development of a vineyard module within the farm register (2019-AT-AGRI)

The focus of the action is to integrate vineyard data in the national statistical farm register (LFR) to fulfil the requirements of the Integrated Farm Statistics (IFS), which includes a module on vineyards (2026). According to the IFS-regulation it is allowed to use the vineyard register as data source. Austria is currently seeking to integrate the data from the vineyard cadastres with their (slightly) different objectives and definitions into the IACS system. With regard to the IFS 2026 it is necessary to adapt the LFR accordingly, as for the first time micro data on farm level (together with the IFS-data) need to be provided.
4.2. Quality management - assessment

   Grading  Comments
How would you describe the overall quality of the structural vineyard statistics?  Very good
How would you describe the relevance of the structural vineyard statistics?  Good
How would you describe the accuracy of the structural vineyard statistics?  Good
How would you describe the comparability of the structural vineyard statistics with other agricultural statistics, e.g. FSS and Annual Crop Statistics?  Good
How would you describe the coherence (over time) of the structural vineyard statistics?  Good
How would you describe the coherence (across regions in your country) of the structural vineyard statistics?  Good
How would you describe the accessibility of the structural vineyard statistics?  Good
How would you describe the clarity of the structural vineyard statistics?  Very good


Additional comments


5. Relevance Top
5.1. Relevance - User Needs

Is the structural vineyard data necessary at national level? YES
Does Regulation 1337/2011 meet the national structural vineyard data needs? YES
If not, did you add additional characteristics which are needed at national level added to the EU-level list of characteristics? NO
If yes, which ones?
Are there further known unmet user needs? NO
If yes, describe the unmet needs


Additional comments
5.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Has a user satisfaction survey been done? YES
If yes, how satisfied were the users? Satisfied


Additional comments
5.3. Completeness

Is the vineyard data set complete? YES
If not, which characteristics are missing?


Are all main varieties (> 500ha at natioanl level) listed by name in Table 4? YES  
If not, give the name and area of the main varieties included in class other main red grape varieties Name Area (ha) 
Variety 1
Variety 2
Variety 3
Variety 4
Variety 5
Variety 6
Variety 7
Variety 8
Variety 9
Variety 10
If not, give the name and area of the main varieties included in class other main white grape varieties Name Area (ha) 
Variety 1
Variety 2
Variety 3
Variety 4
Variety 5
Variety 6
Variety 7
Variety 8
Variety 9
Variety 10
If not, give the name and area of the main varieties included in class other main other colour  grape varieties Name Area (ha) 
Variety 1
Variety 2
Variety 3
Variety 4
Variety 5
Variety 6
Variety 7
Variety 8
Variety 9
Variety 10


Additional comments

The dataset supplied to Eurostat is complete. The dataset provided by the Central Vine Database (System Wein-ONLINE) originally is not complete and had to be supplemented by vine nurseries data and data from federal provinces having no vineyard cadaster due to their minor role in viticulture. Vinegrowing holdings of those federal provinces were directly surveyed. 
5.3.65. Data completeness - rate

Not available.


6. Accuracy and reliability Top
6.1. Accuracy - overall

How good is the accuracy of the vineyard statistics? Good
What are the main factors lowering the accuracy? Coverage errors and Missing characteristics
If others, which ones?


Additional comments
6.2. Sampling error

Not applicable.  The vineyard survey is run as a census.
6.2.1. Sampling error - indicators

Not applicable.  The vineyard survey is run as a census.
6.3. Non-sampling error

see details 6.3.1 - 6.3.5.
6.3.1. Coverage error

In the context of vineyard data collection the non-sampling errors are linked to the quality of the vineyard register

Under coverage

Does the vineyard register include all wine growers of the country? NO
If not, which kinds of wine growers are not included?

wine growers from federal provinces having no vineyard cadaster due to their very small proportion in viticulture. Vinegrowing holdings of those federal provinces were directly surveyed.
How many percent of the total number of wine growers are not included?

not relevant
How big part of the vineyard area is not included?

not relevant
Impact of under coverage on the data quality None


Over coverage

Does the vineyard register include holdings which are not any more active wine growers? YES
If yes, how many years does an inactive holding stay in the register?

Inactive holdings have to report their inactivation within a few weeks. Holdings, which were inactivated, stay in the register as "inactive holdings" but are not part of the statistical dataset.

 
Are former wine grower holdings, which haven't harvested regularly the grapes for more than 5 years, part of the vineyard data collection? NO
Impact of over coverage on the data quality None


Multiple listing errors

Number of farms listed in the register several times? None
Impact of multiple listings on the data quality None


Misclassification

Does the misclassification of units or characteristics have an impact on the data quality? NO
If yes, to which extent?
Which characteristics are affected?  
Area
Number of holdings
Type of production
Size class
Degree of specialisation
Main varieties
Age class
   
Impact of misclassification on the data quality  None
   
Degree of bias caused by coverage errors None
What measures were taken to mitigate the impact of coverage errors?  
None
Ancillary data sources were used in parallel to the vineyard register
Statistical correction methods
Others
   
In case coverage errors were detected, was the authority responsible for the vineyard register notified? YES
Have actions been taken to improve the register? YES


Additional comments

wine growers from federal provinces having no vineyard cadaster due to their very small proportion in viticulture. Vinegrowing holdings of those federal provinces were directly surveyed.


6.3.1.30. Over-coverage - rate
6.3.1.31. Common units - proportion

 
6.3.1.30. Over-coverage - rate
6.3.1.31. Common units - proportion
6.3.2. Measurement error

Not available.
6.3.3. Non response error

In the context of vineyard data collection the non-response is understood as missing characteristics in the vineyard register

Were all characteristics mentioned in Regulation 1337/2011 Annex 2 present in the vineyard register? NO
If not, which were missing?

originally missing data were the vine nurseries data and grape varieties data from federal provinces having no vineyard cadaster due to their minor role in viticulture.
Were ancillary data sources used to fill in the gaps? YES
If yes, which one?

1. Information, which is collected based on the provisions dealing the marketing of propagating material of vine (Rebenverkehrsgesetz and Rebenverkehrsverordnung). The information is provided by the chamber of agriculture (Landwirtschaftskammer (LK) Burgenland, Landwirtschaftskammer (LK) Niederösterreich) and the provincial government of Styria (Landwirtschaftliches Versuchszentrum).
2. The provincial vineyard cadaster of Carinthia.
3. Wine growers from federal provinces having no vineyard cadaster due to their very small proportion in viticulture were directly surveyed.

 


Additional comments
6.3.3.6. Unit non-response - rate

Not available.
6.3.3.7. Item non-response - rate

Not available.
6.3.4. Processing error

Not available.
6.3.4.1. Imputation - rate

Not available.
6.3.5. Model assumption error

Not available.
6.4. Seasonal adjustment

Not applicable
6.5. Data revision - policy

Not available.
6.6. Data revision - practice

How many data revisions were done?

0
Why were the data revisions done?


Additional comments
6.6.4. Data revision - average size

Not available.


7. Timeliness and punctuality Top
7.1. Timeliness

  Register 1 Register 2 Register 3 Register 4 Register 5 Register 6 Register 7 Register 8 Register 9 Register 10 Register 11 Register 12 Register 13 Register 14 Register 15 Register 16 Register 17
Name of the register(s)

Vineyard cadaster of Burgenland as part of the Central Vine Database (System Wein-ONLINE) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT)

Vineyard cadaster of Lower Austria as part of the Central Vine Database (System Wein-ONLINE) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT)

Vineyard cadaster of  Styria as part of the Central Vine Database (System Wein-ONLINE) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT)

Vineyard cadaster of Vienna as part of the Central Vine Database (System Wein-ONLINE) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT)

Provincial vineyard cadaster of Carinthia
When were the data extracted from the vineyard register? 31/07/2020 31/07/2020 31/07/2020 31/07/2020 31/07/2020
When was the latest update of the vineyard register done before the data extraction? 30/07/2020 30/07/2020 30/07/2020 30/07/2020 30/07/2020
Update frequency of the register Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous


Additional comments

Depending on the provincial vineyard cadaster the data are transfered to the Central Vine Database (System Wein-ONLINE) on an ongoing basis or once a year (provincial vineyard cadaster of Vienna).

 
7.1.70. Time lag - first result

Not available.
7.1.71. Time lag - final result

Not available.
7.2. Punctuality

Was the dataset delivered to Eurostat by the deadline (30 September 2021)? YES
In case not, how many days delay was there?   


Additional comments
7.2.4. Punctuality - delivery and publication

Not available.


8. Coherence and comparability Top
8.1. Comparability - geographical

Were there any differences in the definition of the characteristics between the national/regional data and those described in Regulation 1337/2011? YES
If yes, which definitions were different?

In the Austrian Statistics on vineyards the "Different colour varieties (O)" as defined in Regulation 887/2014 are included in the "Other main white mixed grape varieties (W)" and not indicated separately.

Anyway, the "Different colour varieties (O)" traditionally comprise only minor areas.   
How would you describe the impact of the differences in definitions for the data comparability at EU level? Very small


Additional comments


Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient




 
8.1.5. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient
8.2. Comparability - over time

 The same methodology as that used in 2015 was applied.
8.2.1. Length of comparable time series

2015-2020
8.3. Coherence - cross domain

With which other data sources the vineyard data have  been compared?  Annual crop statistics (ACS) and FSS
Other statistics

IACS data
Other registers
   
If no comparisons have been made, why not?
Result of the comparison with ACS Small differences
If differences were detected, to which characteristics are they linked ? Total area
Description of the differences
Result of the comparison with FSS Small differences
If differences were detected, to which characteristics are they linked ? Total area
Description of the differences

Differences may ocur due to differing thresholds and a slightly diverging handling of abandoned vineyards (soil rehabilitation).

 
Other comparison results Fully comparable
If differences, please give a brief description of the results of this comparison.


Additional comments
8.4. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics

Not available.
8.5. Coherence - National Accounts

Not available.
8.6. Coherence - internal

Not available.


9. Accessibility and clarity Top

Comment on online database: The main results are accessible free of charge. Special analysis, more detailed data and printed publications will be charged for. 

Comment on documentation on methodology and quality management: A quality report is planed for 2022, which will be accessible under the link given under 9.7. There is no quality report dealing with the datasources (provincial vineyard cadasters and the Central Vine Database (System Wein-ONLINE)).

 
9.1. Dissemination format - News release

  Availability Links
News release  YES

http://www.statistik.at/wcm/idc/idcplg?IdcService=GET_PDF_FILE&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=108203
9.2. Dissemination format - Publications

  Availability Links
Publications YES

http://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/wirtschaft/land_und_forstwirtschaft/agrarstruktur_flaechen_ertraege/wein/index.html

 
Publications in English YES

http://www.statistik.at/web_en/statistics/Economy/agriculture_and_forestry/farm_structure_cultivated_area_yields/wine/index.html

 
9.3. Dissemination format - online database

  Availability Links
On-line database accessible to users  YES

http://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/wirtschaft/land_und_forstwirtschaft/agrarstruktur_flaechen_ertraege/wein/index.html

 
Website YES

http://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/wirtschaft/land_und_forstwirtschaft/agrarstruktur_flaechen_ertraege/wein/index.html

 
Free/against payment data access policy Free  
9.3.6. Data tables - consultations

Not available.
9.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

  Availability Links
Micro-data access for researchers  NO

 

 
9.5. Dissemination format - other

Not available.
9.6. Documentation on methodology

  Availability Links
Methodological report YES

http://www.statistik.at/web_de/dokumentationen/Wirtschaft/Land-undForstwirtschaft/index.html

 
Scientific publications NO
Definitions and classifications YES

http://www.statistik.at/web_de/dokumentationen/Wirtschaft/Land-undForstwirtschaft/index.html
9.7. Quality management - documentation

  Availability Links
Quality Report YES

http://www.statistik.at/web_de/dokumentationen/Wirtschaft/Land-undForstwirtschaft/index.html

 
Metadata YES

http://www.statistik.at/web_de/dokumentationen/Wirtschaft/Land-undForstwirtschaft/index.html

 
9.7.3. Metadata completeness - rate

Not available.
9.7.4. Metadata - consultations

Not available.


10. Cost and Burden Top
Restricted from publication


11. Confidentiality Top
11.1. Confidentiality - policy
Restricted from publication
11.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
Restricted from publication


12. Comment Top


Related metadata Top


Annexes Top