Total land area stands for the total area of agricultural land, forests, forest land and other land, regardless of whether it is owned, leased (with or without contract), used in respect of occupying a certain position (e.g. forester, priest, teacher, etc.), common land, a part of which accrues to the holder, as well as land belonging to deserted farms, used by the surveyed holding.

Total agricultural land consist of: agricultural land maintained in a good agricultural condition (i.e. in compliance with the common standards and in conformity with the requirements stipulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on Minimum Standards of 12 March 2007, with subsequent amendments (Journal of Laws of 2010, No. 39, Item 211), which comprises: sown area, fallow land, permanent meadows, permanent pastures, permanent crops, including orchards (plantations of fruit-bearing trees and shrubs, and nurseries), kitchen gardens (except for the area intended for recreation), other agricultural land (agricultural land not cultivated and not maintained in a good agricultural condition as of 30 June 2010).

• Act of 17 July 2009 on Agricultural Census 2010
  Place of publication: Dz. U. poz. 1040