The Scottish Government

Land tenure

Year

hectares

hectares

Area rented

Area owned

Total area in sole occupation

Bare fallow

Set-aside (b)

From an outside concern (a)

From near relative or concern in which occupier has an interest (a)

Total

1982

1,759,117.8

529,334.8

2,352,815.6

3,449,265.2

5,802,080.8

8,421.8

~

1983

1,715,007.7

538,684.0

2,318,054.7

3,436,259.3

5,754,314.0

9,997.0

~

1984

1,668,159.7

549,199.1

2,281,721.8

3,457,689.3

5,739,411.1

9,183.4

~

1985

1,666,038.2

474,733.3

2,205,134.5

3,520,732.3

5,725,866.8

9,223.9

~

1986

1,617,049.0

517,130.2

2,198,542.2

3,506,285.0

5,704,827.2

10,687.1

~

1987

1,634,299.0

503,779.5

2,202,441.5

3,491,150.3

5,693,591.8

10,929.5

~

1988

1,617,959.9

481,257.9

2,163,580.8

3,501,276.1

5,664,856.9

11,211.2

~

1989

1,582,202.1

485,353.5

2,131,918.6

3,510,041.4

5,641,960.0

22,930.2

~

1990

1,553,926.6

511,784.2

2,131,443.9

3,490,879.1

5,622,323.0

29,393.9

~

1991

1,585,320.7

506,435.2

2,155,517.4

3,449,462.0

5,604,979.4

31,695.4

~

1992

1,591,485.1

501,027.3

2,155,786.1

3,473,132.9

5,628,919.0

39,965.6

~

1993

1,521,079.1

502,056.3

2,083,273.8

3,526,841.1

5,610,114.9

10,153.9

90,153.0

1994

1,496,576.4

489,426.9

2,045,387.7

3,557,112.3

5,602,500.0

8,347.6

93,179.2

1995

1,464,237.8

490,399.0

2,012,880.3

3,577,063.2

5,589,943.5

7,834.4

80,503.1

1996

~

~

1,968,012.9

3,635,127.3

5,603,140.2

6,943.1

69,538.5

1997

~

~

1,914,346.6

3,629,189.4

5,543,535.9

6,672.4

40,302.2

1998

~

~

1,841,231.9

3,688,089.8

5,529,321.8

6,809.8

43,420.9

1999

~

~

1,779,128.7

3,737,478.0

5,516,606.6

7,033.9

70,874.3

2000

~

~

1,759,811.3

3,740,512.2

5,500,323.5

10,989.0

77,934.6

2001

~

~

1,737,341.6

3,775,343.7

5,512,685.3

11,342.8

90,063.0

2002

~

~

1,693,171.3

3,842,379.7

5,535,551.1

12,085.0

85,580.5