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AGRICULTURAL AREA BY TYPE OF CROP (in m )
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Table 9.2
% variation % total
2018 2022 2018-2022 2022
Pasture 12,666,389 13,322,329 5.2 63.8
Hay 5,427,116 4,895,996 -9.8 23.5
Tobacco 1,482,169 1,166,500 -21.3 5.6
Fallow 634,822 539,981 -14.9 2.6
Market gardening 163,100 136,381 -16.4 0.7
Potatoes 146,679 134,689 -8.2 0.6
Miscellaneous (1) 26,487 83,499 215.2 0.4
Vines 95,032 85,074 -10.5 0.4
Forage (2) 21,622 16,621 -23.1 0.1
Others 405,300 487,463 20.3 2.3
Total 21,068,717 20,868,533 -1.0 100
Utilised Agricultural Area (UAA) - in m 2 20,028,595 19,841,090 -0.9 -
(1) Fruit trees, raspberries, beet and aromatic and medicinal plants / (2) Forage for grazing.
UAA: Utilised Agricultural Area.
Source: Department of Agriculture.

stable, around 312-316 since 2014, whereas the total land area under cultivation has followed a
downward trend since 2017, except in 2021 when it rose slightly. In contrast, the total area under
cultivation (UAA) fell slightly in 2022, from 19.9 km in 2021 to 19.8 km in 2022.
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By type of crop, 63.8% of the total farmed area is used for pasture, 23.5% for hay, and 5.6% for
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tobacco. Over the last four years, the area used for pasture has increased whereas the area used
for hay and tobacco has decreased. Also, the area used for fallow, market gardening, potatoes,
vines and forage has diminished, whereas the area dedicated to miscellaneous crops (fruit trees,
raspberries, beet and aromatic and medicinal plants) has more than tripled.

The tobacco harvest has not As for the tobacco harvest, in 2022 this was paid
recovered pre-pandemic levels. in the same way as the previous year, according
to the relevant category and not at a single fixed
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price, as in 2019 and 2020. For this reason, we
again have different data for before and after the payment adjustment. The 2022 harvest, after
the payment adjustment, was 2.1% smaller than in 2021 and almost half that of 2019, before the

TOBACCO HARVEST BY PARISHES AFTER THE PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT (kg)*
Table 9.3
% variation % total
2021 2022 2022/2021 2022
Canillo 7,909 6,613 -16.4 5.5
Encamp 14,728 14,789 0.4 12.3
Ordino 15,835 15,406 -2.7 12.9
La Massana 22,771 22,194 -2.5 18.5
Andorra la Vella 15,040 14,885 -1.0 12.4
Sant Julià de Lòria 40,370 40,375 0.0 33.7
Escaldes-Engordany 5,699 5,570 -2.3 4.7
Total 122,352 119,831 -2.1 100

* Kilogrammes adjusted to the agreed quotas, after the payment adjustment.
Source: Department of Agriculture / Association of Andorran Tobacco Manufacturers (AFPTA).