Utilised Agricultural Area 2011

In 2011 the cultivated area was 2,287,000 hectares. The largest changes in cultivated areas since 2010 were the growth of the grain cultivation area to 1,103, 000 hectares (+91,000 ha) and decrease of the turnip rape are to 77,000 hectares (–64,000 ha).
Of all cereal plants, the cultivation area of winter wheat increased relatively the most, by 77%. The total cultivation area of wheat increased by 43,000 hectares to 257,000 hectares.
The cultivation area of grass plants grew slightly from the year before (+7,500 ha) to 667,000 hectares.
Cultivation of horse bean did not grow as much as in the previous years. In 2011 the cultivation area of horse bean was 9,700 hectares, which was approximately 3 per cent more (+300 ha) than in 2010.
The total area of fallow fields, nature management fields and green manure decreased by 31,000 hectares to 276,000 hectares.