Table 3 Agricultural area, by use. 1979, 1989, 1999, 2008-2012*. Decares

3 Agricultural area, by use. 1979, 1989, 1999, 2008-2012*. Decares
Crop	1979¹	1989¹	1999²	2009²	2010²	2011²	2012*²


Agricultural area in use, total	9 535 278	9 910 773	10 382 466	10 142 874	10 059 857	9 989 187	9 916 721
Of which
Fully cultivated land	8 303 575	8 817 538	8 871 235	8 394 810	8 301 464	8 223 637	8 155 488
Open fields and gardens	4 146 786	4 432 425	3 994 611	3 566 359	3 535 985	3 476 160	3 428 944
Grain and oil seeds	3 252 271	3 529 803	3 345 392	3 104 119	3 070 702	3 039 526	2 989 534
Wheat	170 021	382 484	515 798	815 997	720 820	738 901	669 100
Rye and triticale	16 855	4 245	26 891	71 221	67 596	52 805	14 762
Barley	2 000 838	1 759 910	1 825 917	1 363 385	1 461 800	1 479 746	1 559 015
Oats	1 006 720	1 321 950	913 130	810 310	761 143	716 049	691 690
Oil seeds	53 311	61 215	63 656	43 206	59 344	52 025	54 967
Potato	214 013	188 910	148 522	137 485	132 399	128 963	126 581
Crops for green fodder and silage	320 136	397 337	311 428	119 761	119 319	102 117	105 125
Vegetables, field grown	55 218	57 030	60 187	72 271	71 220	68 683	71 343
Strawberries	16 439	14 241	16 787	14 660	13 907	14 385	15 129
Other crops³	182 262	156 089	91 891	108 283	117 660	112 178	109 505
Fallow land	106 447	89 015	20 400	9 780	10 778	10 196	11 727
Meadows for mowing and pastures	5 388 492	5 478 349	6 387 855	6 576 515	6 523 872	6 513 139	6 487 777
Fully cultivated meadows	4 156 789	4 385 114	4 876 624	4 828 451	4 765 479	4 747 589	4 726 544
Not fully cultivated meadows	1 231 703	1 093 235	1 511 231	1 748 064	1 758 393	1 765 550	1 761 233
Surface-cultivated meadows	..	..	295 165	224 545	207 036	200 655	199 911
Infield pastures	..	..	1 216 066	1 523 519	1 551 357	1 564 895	1 561 322

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.