SAS Chapter 10: page 8

The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998

Table 10B3 Preferred or intended uses for vacant and derelict land, 1997¹

Preferred or intended use	Derelict land			Vacant land			Total vacant and derelict land
Preferred or intended use	Area (ha)	% of area	No of sites	Area (ha)	% of area	No of sites	Area (ha)	% of area	No of sites
Total	7,899	100	2,391	4,627	100	2,914	12,526	100	5,305

Agriculture	1,771	26	612	289	6	57	2,060	18	669
Forestry/woodland	221	3	63	40	1	22	260	2	85
Community & health	25	-	17	56	1	39	81	1	56
Defence	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Education	12	-	7	31	1	27	43	-	34
Passive open space	669	10	178	428	10	323	1,097	10	501
Recreation and leisure²	562	8	124	209	5	86	771	7	210
Manufacturing	608	9	206	847	19	433	1,455	13	639
Other general industry³	1,046	15	180	560	12	356	1,605	14	536
Mineral activity	322	5	31	6	-	1	328	3	32
Offices	16	-	17	40	1	34	56	-	51
Residential	893	13	570	1,355	30	1,106	2,248	20	1,676
Retailing	28	-	35	59	1	69	86	1	104
Storage	72	1	25	61	1	23	134	1	48
Transport	54	1	40	63	1	56	117	1	96
Utility services	17	-	9	3	-	4	20	-	13
Wholesale distribution	22	-	3	32	1	10	54	-	13
Business class	143	2	27	241	5	56	384	3	83
Nature conservation	46	1	4	-	-	-	46	-	4
Other	289	4	71	116	3	67	404	4	138
Not applicable	101	1	51	58	1	45	159	1	96
Unknown⁴	983	*	121	134	*	100	1,117	*	221

Source: SODD: EAS-5

1 Figures may not sum due to rounding.
2 Excluding passive open space.
3 Excluding manufacturing.
4 Unknown values are excluded from the calculation of percentages.