Table 5 Holdings with organic farming and area approved as organically operated. 2002-2009*

5 Holdings with organic farming and area approved as organically operated¹. 2002-2009*
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009*


Holdings, total	58 627	54 946	52 879	51 069	49 366	48 165	47 286	46 494
Holdings with organic farming	1 369	1 936	2 076	2 076	2 090	2 149	2 165	2 254

	Decares
Agricultural area in use	10 324 851	10 255 988	10 266 228	10 262 373	10 248 267	10 232 074	10 169 645	10 112 843
Area approved as organically operated, total	183 876	294 030	340 901	354 703	374 997	385 387	388 687	415 462
Grain	22 785	42 076	58 460	64 387	66 047	64 510	67 141	68 942
Potatoes, vegetables, fruit and berries	2 295	3 615	3 877	4 125	4 047	5 785	5 932	6 113
fertilized pastures	27 353	43 880	50 613	55 318	60 065	63 181	67 512	72 459
Area producing green manure	3 134	5 697	5 288	6 792	8 336	7 508	5 855	7 279
Other crops	128 309	198 762	222 663	224 081	236 502	244 403	242 247	260 669

¹	Comprises those who applied for governmental production subsidies.