Land Area (based on 2001 Data Zones)
type: Dataset
conforms to: http://mlcommons.org/croissant/1.0
contact point: ContactPoint
date modified: 2026-08-20T16:00:53.036223
date published: 2026-08-20T15:54:20.123073
description: The land area to mean high water excluding areas of inland water, in hectares. It is based on aggregating 2001 Data Zone data. The Data Zone data was created by aggregating National Records of Scotland 2001 Census Output Areas.
accuracy: These figures are based on aggregating 2001 Data Zone data on a 'best fit' basis. This means that results for higher geographies such as Council Areas are estimates. Best-fit simply means that when Data Zones are aggregated and assigned to a higher geography, they do not fit exactly into the boundary of the higher geography; instead they form an approximation to the shape of the boundary of the higher geography. For further information on best-fit for geographies, see [National Records of Scotland Geography Policy on Best-fit and Exact-fit](https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files/geography/Policy/best-fit-exact-fit-geog.pdf).
comment: Land area in hectares based on aggregating 2001 Data Zone data.
completeness: Not assessed
confidentiality: Not assessed
consistency: Not assessed
geographical coverage: S01
geographical coverage: S08
geographical coverage: S02
geographical coverage: S16
geographical coverage: S13
geographical coverage: S92
geographical coverage: S03
geographical coverage: S12
license id: uk-ogl
quality management: Not assessed
reference period: PeriodOfTime
  end date: 2014
  start date: 2014
timeliness: Not assessed
uniqueness: Not assessed
update frequency: annual
validity: Not assessed
will be updated: false
included in data catalog: CKAN
keywords: Geography
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
record set: records

Scottish Government
type: Organization
contact point: ContactPoint
  contact type: customer service

GeographyCode
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: GeographyCode

land-area-2001-data-zone-based.csv
type: FileObject
description: Data file for Land Area (based on 2001 Data Zones)
comment: Land area in hectares based on aggregating 2001 Data Zone data.
dictionary: Column
  column: GeographyType
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: GeographyName
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Measurement
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Value
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: GeographyCode
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: DateCode
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Units
  type: text
encoding format: CSV

Units
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: Units

GeographyName
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: GeographyName

DateCode
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: DateCode

Measurement
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: Measurement

GeographyType
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: GeographyType

Value
type: Field
data type: Text
source:
  extract:
    column: Value