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Share of municipality area

The dataset’s area within a municipality divided by the entire municipality area.

Definition

The percentage compares a dataset’s hectares with the area of the municipality boundary. Agricultural fields uses declared area allocated by overlap. Other area layers describe their calculation method in their notes.

Why it matters

The denominator is the entire municipality, not just farmland. Layers can overlap, so their percentages must not be added as separate areas. The percentage does not measure data quality.

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