Table 1 Agricultural area, by use. 1995-2002*

1	Agricultural area, by use. 1995-2002*¹

	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002*


Agricultural area in use, total	9 943 100	10 116 100	10 095 100	10 179 800	10 269 000	10 322 500	10 311 600	10 284 300
Of which cultivated land	8 671 400	8 719 300	8 761 400	8 773 300	8 773 200	8 754 700	8 724 800	8 671 800

Open fields and gardens	4 115 800	4 048 800	3 978 000	3 978 200	3 942 000	3 938 100	3 918 300	3 836 000
Grain	3 222 500	3 198 000	3 185 500	3 224 200	3 236 800	3 267 500	3 210 800	3 203 600
Wheat	642 700	572 500	578 400	672 800	513 500	679 200	631 200	631 800
Rye²	40 100	36 200	35 700	70 600	26 600	38 100	27 000	23 800
Barley	1 675 700	1 679 000	1 684 400	1 612 100	1 800 800	1 606 000	1 725 900	1 767 000
Oats	864 000	910 400	886 900	868 800	895 900	944 200	826 800	781 000
Oil seeds	106 100	72 100	71 900	60 500	63 500	57 000	108 600	108 900
Potato	174 900	176 100	174 700	157 800	147 600	150 200	151 300	150 900
Roots for feed, crops for green fodder and silage	423 800	407 000	360 500	358 100	311 400	284 700	269 700	203 700
Vegetables, field grown	60 000	60 400	55 600	56 100	60 100	60 300	63 000	60 300
Other crops³	128 500	135 200	129 900	121 600	122 600	118 300	114 900	108 500

Meadows for mowing and pastures	5 827 200	5 967 300	6 117 200	6 201 500	6 327 000	6 384 400	6 393 300	6 448 300
Cultivated	4 555 600	4 670 500	4 783 400	4 795 000	4 831 200	4 816 700	4 806 500	4 835 800
Permanent grassland and surface cultivated land	1 271 700	1 296 800	1 333 800	1 406 500	1 495 900	1 567 700	1 586 700	1 612 500

¹	Comprises those who applied for governmental production subsidies.
²	As from 1998 including area used for triticale.
³	For 1995-1998 the area used for dry peas is included.