The Scottish Environment Statistics - 1998

2. LAND

Table 2.7 Area under crops, 1986-19961,2 thousand hectares 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Total agricultural area 5,967 5,955 5,925 5,903 5,890 5,858 5,885 5,859 5,840 5,836 5,846 Rough grazing3 4,145 4,113 4,081 4,051 4,033 4,006 4,009 3,962 3,904 3,887 3,881 Crop and grass 1,709 1,722 1,719 1,717 1,717 1,711 1,728 1,734 1,752 1,751 1,752 Total crops and fallow 668 675 670 652 638 628 637 644 637 639 650 Wheat 89 104 99 108 111 110 122 109 105 108 104 Triticale4 ... 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Barley 418 388 390 362 338 329 311 276 262 290 324 Oats and mixed grain 28 29 36 35 30 28 27 25 28 26 20 Rape for Oilseed 22 45 42 36 45 50 57 60 70 52 49 Peas for combining 10 13 9 5 4 3 4 4 2 2 1 Potatoes intended for seed 18 17 17 17 16 15 15 15 15 15 16 ware 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 14 Turnips and swedes for stockfeeding 34 32 31 30 27 23 22 20 18 18 16 Other crops for stockfeeding 16 14 13 12 12 11 11 10 9 11 11 Vegetables for human consumption 9 8 9 10 11 11 11 10 11 11 12 Soft Fruit 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Other crops 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 3 3 4 Fallow 7 7 7 19 26 28 37 97 99 86 74 Total grass 1,042 1,047 1,049 1,065 1,079 1,084 1,091 1,089 1,114 1,112 1,102 Grass less than 5 years old For mowing 219 214 203 203 207 198 196 192 187 183 175 Not for mowing 218 210 213 211 201 197 189 184 186 163 155 Grass more than 5 years old Not for mowing 114 118 117 121 128 127 132 139 140 149 149 For mowing 491 506 516 531 542 561 573 575 602 617 622 Source: SOAEFD ... Data not collected. 1 Figures may not sum to total due to rounding. 2 1987 et seq on new threshold basis. 3 Includes common grazing. 4 Triticale is a cereal developed from wheat and rye.