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| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 9A16 Net losses of agricultural land, at June 1987-88 to 1996-97 |
(hectares) |
| Year | Total |
Roads, housing industry |
Recreation |
Mineral workings |
Electricity & water |
Service depts. |
Forestry |
Other |
| 1987-88 | 22,586.5 |
432.3 |
308.1 |
578.9 |
11.8 |
12.1 |
20,796.5 |
446.8 |
| 1988-89 | 16,898.1 |
485.3 |
259.0 |
803.6 |
147.1 |
1.4 |
14,503.4 |
698.3 |
| 1989-90 | 18,644.5 |
583.7 |
332.8 |
914.8 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
16,406.8 |
402.8 |
| 1990-91 | 12,029.2 |
544.0 |
360.6 |
766.0 |
158.8 |
0.7 |
9,887.2 |
311.9 |
| 1991-92 | 8,458.0 |
649.5 |
415.9 |
95.9 |
9.1 |
- |
6,967.2 |
320.4 |
| 1992-93 | 9,530.0 |
733.9 |
197.0 |
197.5 |
0.4 |
- |
8,244.3 |
156.9 |
| 1993-94 | 10,904.8 |
791.3 |
677.3 |
24.3 |
2.7 |
13.0 |
5,907.3 |
3,488.9 |
| 1994-95 | 10,816.0 |
874.3 |
388.1 |
106.4 |
4.3 |
6.0 |
8,275.4 |
1,161.5 |
| 1995-96 | -3,499.7 |
747.4 |
5,335.4 |
-167.9 |
11.2 |
-2.0 |
3,776.8 |
-13,200.6 |
| 1996-97 | 23,766.0 |
1,201.3 |
1,577.7 |
177.8 |
5.1 |
- |
19,981.9 |
822.2 |
Source: SOAEFD Economics and Statistics Branch 1 |
| 1 In 1995-96, there was a 27,500 ha area of land ‘not previously recorded’, a net 14,300 ha area lost to ‘error’, a 300 ha gain from ‘minor holdings’, plus an area lost to ‘houses and gardens’. The overall result was a net gain of over 13,000 hectares as shown in the ‘Other’ column. The majority of these net gains were caused by occupiers changing their holding areas to match more detailed maps they had acquired for completing their Integrated Agriculture Control System (IACS) returns. |
| Chart 9A4 Net losses of agricultural land by year, June 1987-88 to June 1996-1997 |
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Source: SOAEFD Economics and Statistics Branch 1 |
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