Agri-Environmental Indicators

! Please note that the data presented in the IRENA fact sheets is outdated and their purpose is to support the methodological description which remain relevant.

 

Title, measurement and fact sheet	Data source	Status
AEI 9 - Land use change
Main indicator: Percentage of the total agricultural area that has changed to artificial surfaces compared to a reference period	EEA: CLC; Eurostat: LUCAS	Under preparation
Supporting indicator: Land use change from agricultural land to artificial surfaces (ha)
IRENA 12 - Land use change

AEI 14 - Risk of land abandonment
Main indicator: ?	?	Under preparation
Supporting indicator: ?
IRENA 17 - Marginalisation

AEI 15 - Gross nitrogen balance
Main indicator: Potential surplus of nitrogen on agricultural land (kg N/ha/year)	Eurostat / OECD Joint Questionnaire	Available aei_pr_gnb
Supporting indicator: ?
IRENA 18.1 - Gross nitrogen balance

AEI 16 - Risk of pollution by phosphorus
Main indicator: Potential surplus of phosphorus on agricultural land (kg P/ha/year)	Eurostat / OECD Joint Questionnaire	Available aei_pr_gnb
Supporting indicator: Vulnerability to phosphorus leaching/run-off		Under preparation
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AEI 17 - Pesticide risk
Main indicator: Index of risk of damage from pesticide toxicity and exposure	HAIR project	Under preparation
Supporting indicator: ?
IRENA 20 - Pesticide soil contamination

AEI 18 - Ammonia emissions
Main indicator: Share of agriculture in total ammonia emissions	EEA - CLRTAP	Under preparation
Supporting indicator: Agricultural emissions of ammonia in tonnes
IRENA 18sub - Atmospheric emissions of ammonia from agriculture

AEI 19 - Greenhouse gas emissions
Main indicator: Share of agriculture in GHG emissions	EEA - UNFCCC	Under preparation
Supporting indicator: GHG emissions from agriculture		Available aei_pr_ghg
IRENA 19 - GHG emissions        IRENA 34.1 - Share of agriculture in GHG emissions

AEI 20 - Water abstraction
Main indicator: Share of agriculture in water use	Eurostat / OECD Joint Questionnaire	Under preparation
Supporting indicator: Water use for irrigation (m3/year)		Available env_watq2_1
IRENA 22 - Water abstraction   IRENA 34.3 - Share of agriculture in water use

AEI 21 - Soil erosion
Main indicator: ?	JRC: PESERA	Under preparation
Supporting indicator: Estimated soil loss by water erosion and by wind erosion (T/ha/year)
IRENA 23 - Soil erosion