Abstract of Scottish Agricultural Statistics 1982 to 2005

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Total area

hectares

Year

Number of holdings (a)

Tillage (b) 1

Grass under 5 years old +2

Arable =3

Grass over 5 years old +4

Total crops and grass =5

Sole right rough grazing (c) +6

Sole right agricultural area (d) =7

Woodlands (e) +8

Roads, yards and buildings +9

Total area in sole occupation =10

Common grazing +11

Total area =12

1982

50,376

640,683.8

507,576.7

1,148,260.5

596,714.2

1,744,974.7

3,943,092.5

5,688,067.2

72,853.7

41,159.9

5,802,080.8

589,815.7

6,391,896.5

1983

50,409

641,219.2

497,460.8

1,138,680.0

604,189.1

1,742,869.1

3,897,150.5

5,640,019.6

73,328.3

40,966.1

5,754,314.0

587,579.8

6,341,893.8

1984

50,638

664,672.8

481,715.1

1,146,387.9

609,100.3

1,755,488.2

3,865,578.6

5,621,066.8

76,906.0

41,438.3

5,739,411.1

588,000.5

6,327,411.6

1985

50,821

675,964.9

470,305.6

1,146,270.5

614,458.4

1,760,728.9

3,840,337.9

5,601,066.8

82,132.1

42,667.9

5,725,866.8

592,095.8

6,317,962.6

1986

50,993

674,322.3

452,971.8

1,127,294.1

638,706.9

1,766,001.0

3,813,017.3

5,579,018.3

81,807.4

44,001.5

5,704,827.2

592,308.3

6,297,135.5

1987

48,730

681,265.7

439,739.9

1,121,005.6

657,618.1

1,778,623.7

3,782,981.7

5,561,605.4

88,150.6

43,835.8

5,693,591.8

590,412.1

6,284,003.9

1988

49,073

676,371.2

431,345.4

1,107,716.6

667,543.7

1,775,260.3

3,751,537.7

5,526,798.0

92,380.7

45,678.2

5,664,856.9

588,942.0

6,253,798.9

1989

49,546

658,340.3

429,338.3

1,087,678.6

685,822.0

1,773,500.6

3,720,763.3

5,494,263.9

97,739.0

49,957.1

5,641,960.0

589,436.3

6,231,396.3

1990

49,689

644,289.9

424,862.1

1,069,152.0

704,889.2

1,774,041.2

3,695,681.0

5,469,722.2

95,770.3

56,830.5

5,622,323.0

590,782.0

6,213,105.0

1991

49,860

633,551.0

411,193.7

1,044,744.7

722,910.6

1,767,655.3

3,684,795.8

5,452,451.1

101,051.0

51,477.3

5,604,979.4

588,182.1

6,193,161.5

1992

50,248

642,994.6

399,984.3

1,042,978.9

740,148.3

1,783,127.2

3,687,532.3

5,470,659.5

109,035.6

49,223.9

5,628,919.0

585,246.0

6,214,165.0

1993

50,489

649,451.6

389,354.8

1,038,806.4

747,897.3

1,786,703.7

3,648,218.0

5,434,921.7

125,379.4

49,813.8

5,610,114.9

584,803.5

6,194,918.4

1994

50,635

641,910.3

385,636.4

1,027,546.7

775,971.9

1,803,518.6

3,599,471.7

5,402,990.3

140,828.4

58,681.3

5,602,500.0

581,604.7

6,184,104.7

1995

50,843

643,263.5

358,974.1

1,002,237.6

799,572.4

1,801,810.0

3,574,783.3

5,376,593.3

152,010.2

61,340.0

5,589,943.5

583,729.4

6,173,672.9

1996

50,817

654,199.4

342,132.5

996,331.9

804,040.1

1,800,372.0

3,574,428.8

5,374,800.8

165,833.2

62,506.2

5,603,140.2

580,445.6

6,183,585.8

1997

50,288

659,624.9

336,666.3

996,291.2

812,690.7

1,808,981.9

3,494,046.5

5,303,028.4

178,110.5

62,397.1

5,543,536.0

578,052.3

6,121,588.3

1998

49,947

660,123.4

330,173.0

990,296.3

822,500.1

1,812,796.4

3,470,781.9

5,283,578.3

185,475.4

60,268.0

5,529,321.8

584,117.2

6,113,439.0

1999

49,884

655,536.6

323,657.9

979,194.5

852,643.2

1,831,837.6

3,428,765.4

5,260,603.1

197,182.9

58,820.6

5,516,606.6

584,096.0

6,100,702.6

2000

49,544

651,689.2

321,234.4

972,923.6

865,638.2

1,838,561.9

3,399,766.8

5,238,328.6

200,601.5

61,393.3

5,500,323.5

582,822.1

6,083,145.6

2001

49,719

652,453.1

321,798.4

974,251.6

894,832.6

1,869,084.1

3,375,838.5

5,244,922.7

202,853.8

64,908.8

5,512,685.3

583,223.5

6,095,908.8

2002

50,144

649,693.7

321,609.1

971,302.8

929,820.9

1,901,123.8

3,359,706.8

5,260,830.5

209,865.9

64,854.7

5,535,551.1

585,179.4

6,120,730.5

2003

50,322

643,313.5

319,232.9

962,546.5

933,585.5

1,896,131.9

3,313,492.0

5,209,623.9

236,638.8

74,237.2

5,520,499.9

592,697.5

6,113,197.4

2004

50,761

643,288.1

322,186.2

965,474.3

902,512.2

1,867,986.5

3,329,486.8

5,197,473.3

238,955.3

80,677.1

5,517,105.6

599,051.0

6,116,156.6

2005

51,094

620,733.6

324,623.4

945,357.0

910,399.2

1,855,756.2

3,342,315.1

5,198,071.3

238,024.4

80,597.0

5,516,692.7

598,472.2

6,115,164.9

(a) Excludes Sheep Stock Clubs.
(b) From 1993, all set-aside land is included within Tillage (see also page 2).
(c) Includes deer forests.
(d) Equates with the EU measure of Utilised Agricultural Area ( UAA) for holdings. For Scotland, the measure is column 7 plus column 11.
(e) Woodland contained within the agricultural holding.

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