Geography of Wales - Land Use

Land Use

The total land area of Wales is 2,064,000 hectares. Crops and fallow land account for 3 per cent of the land area, grasses and rough grazing 73 per cent, other agricultural land 1 per cent, forest and woodland 13 per cent, and urban development 10 per cent.

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