Table 3 Agricultural area, by use. 1979, 1989, 1999, 2008-2011*. Decares

3 Agricultural area, by use. 1979, 1989, 1999, 2008-2011*. Decares
Crop	1979¹	1989¹	1999²	2008²	2009²	2010²	2011*²


Agricultural area in use, total	9 535 278	9 910 773	10 382 466	10 244 883	10 142 874	10 058 479	9 981 159
Of which
Fully cultivated land	8 303 575	8 817 538	8 871 235	8 493 506	8 394 810	8 300 086	8 215 454
Open fields and gardens	4 146 786	4 432 425	3 994 611	3 609 241	3 566 359	3 534 607	3 473 696
Grain and oil seeds	3 252 271	3 529 803	3 345 392	3 138 319	3 104 119	3 070 709	3 035 387
Wheat	170 021	382 484	515 798	931 697	815 997	720 820	738 178
Rye and triticale	16 855	4 245	26 891	81 694	71 221	67 596	52 576
Barley	2 000 838	1 759 910	1 825 917	1 299 067	1 363 385	1 461 800	1 477 553
Oats	1 006 720	1 321 950	913 130	777 747	810 310	761 149	715 060
Oil seeds	53 311	61 215	63 656	48 114	43 206	59 344	52 020
Potato	214 013	188 910	148 522	143 212	137 485	132 399	129 207
Crops for green fodder and silage	320 136	397 337	311 428	130 566	119 761	119 319	102 488
Vegetables, field grown	55 218	57 030	60 187	76 288	72 271	70 989	69 169
Strawberries	16 439	14 241	16 787	15 233	14 660	13 759	14 372
Other crops³	182 262	156 089	91 891	96 243	108 283	116 804	112 451
Fallow land	106 447	89 015	20 400	9 380	9 780	10 628	10 622
Meadows for mowing and pastures	5 388 492	5 478 349	6 387 855	6 635 638	6 576 515	6 523 872	6 507 463
Fully cultivated meadows	4 156 789	4 385 114	4 876 624	4 884 265	4 828 451	4 765 479	4 741 758
Not fully cultivated meadows	1 231 703	1 093 235	1 511 231	1 751 373	1 748 064	1 758 393	1 765 705
Surface-cultivated meadows	..	..	295 165	243 272	224 545	207 036	201 189
Infield pastures	..	..	1 216 066	1 508 101	1 523 519	1 551 357	1 564 516

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.