Table 3 Agricultural area, by use. 1979, 1989, 1999, 2007-2010. Decares

3 Agricultural area, by use. 1979, 1989, 1999, 2007-2010. Decares
Crop	1979¹	1989¹	1999²	2007²	2008²	2009²	2010²


Agricultural area in use, total	9 535 278	9 910 773	10 382 466	10 320 198	10 244 883	10 142 874	10 058 479
Of which
Fully cultivated land	8 303 575	8 817 538	8 871 235	8 574 377	8 493 506	8 394 810	8 300 090
Open fields and gardens	4 146 786	4 432 425	3 994 611	3 668 837	3 609 241	3 566 359	3 534 607
Grain and oil seeds	3 252 271	3 529 803	3 345 392	3 181 056	3 138 319	3 104 119	3 070 709
Wheat	170 021	382 484	515 798	912 150	931 697	815 997	720 820
Rye and triticale	16 855	4 245	26 891	76 302	81 694	71 221	67 596
Barley	2 000 838	1 759 910	1 825 917	1 406 749	1 299 067	1 363 385	1 461 800
Oats	1 006 720	1 321 950	913 130	723 853	777 747	810 310	761 149
Oil seeds	53 311	61 215	63 656	62 002	48 114	43 206	59 344
Potato	214 013	188 910	148 522	144 658	143 212	137 485	132 399
Crops for green fodder and silage	320 136	397 337	311 428	137 325	130 566	119 761	119 319
Vegetables, field grown	55 218	57 030	60 187	76 839	76 288	72 271	70 989
Strawberries	16 439	14 241	16 787	16 904	15 233	14 660	13 759
Other crops³	182 262	156 089	91 891	103 470	96 243	108 283	116 804
Fallow land	106 447	89 015	20 400	8 585	9 380	9 780	10 628
Meadows for mowing and pastures	5 388 492	5 478 349	6 387 855	6 651 361	6 635 638	6 576 515	6 523 872
Fully cultivated meadows	4 156 789	4 385 114	4 876 624	4 905 540	4 884 265	4 828 451	4 765 479
Not fully cultivated meadows	1 231 703	1 093 235	1 511 231	1 745 821	1 751 373	1 748 064	1 758 393
Surface-cultivated meadows	..	..	295 165	253 754	243 272	224 545	207 036
Infield pastures	..	..	1 216 066	1 492 067	1 508 101	1 523 519	1 551 357

¹	Refers to holdings with at least 5 decares agricultural area in use.
²	Joint operations etc. with less than 5 decares agricultural area in use are included.
³	For 1979 and 1989 the areas used for lawns and ornamental gardens are included.