Utilised Agricultural Area of the holding on which organic farming production methods are used in accordance with certain rules and regulations specified in Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007 or Regulation (EU) 2018/848, and the corresponding national implementing regulations applicable to organic farming, including during the conversion period.

The terms biological farming and ecological farming are synonyms of organic farming, but integrated farming is not organic farming.

Organic UAA can be categorised into certified UAA and UAA under conversion.

Utilised Agricultural Area (UAA) in organic farming

Areas of arable crops, permanent crops and permanent grassland used for organic farming.

The organic UAA is studied for the following crops:

- Cereals for the production of grain
- Dry pulses and protein crops for the production of grain
- Root and tuber crops
- Industrial crops
- Crops harvested green on arable land
- Fresh vegetables (including melons) and strawberries
- Seeds and seedlings
- Permanent grassland
- Permanent crops