All shown statistics and numbers apply for the whole Federal-State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. There is no specific data available for the area of Westmecklenburg. Thus, the area's proportion has been estimated based on its population and economic production (around 30% of the total).

Table 1. Agricultural farms[1]

SIZE OF THE FARM (ha)

 NUMBER OF FARMS
 ha AREA PER FARM (ha) SHARE OF TOTAL AREA (%)

Less than 10 ha
10-20 ha
20-50 ha
50-200 ha
200-500 ha
500-1000 ha
More than 1000 ha

577
222
226
348
283
138
102

2 535
3 142
7 097
40 133
90 742
97 175
171 909

4,4
14,2
31,4
115,3
320,6
704,2
1685,4

0,6
0,7
1,7
9,5
21,6
23,1
40,9
Total 1896 420 277    

Labour: 5959 (number of employees subject to social security in the agricultural sector in Westmecklenburg).

Gross value added (agriculture): € 597 / ha of land used for agriculture.

Table 2. Agricultural data (2007)[1]

UTILIZED AGRICULTURAL AREA

415, 302 ha

FARMLAND

336 497 ha

Farmland
Permanent grassland
Permanent crop
Kitchen garden

81,02%
18,6%
0,36%
0,01%

Fallow area
Grain
Oil seeds (canola etc.)
Forage crops
Root and tuber crops (potatoes etc.)
Pulses (peas etc.)
Vegetables

8,4%
48,0%
21,4%
17,8%
3,1%
0,8%
0,5%
Total 99,99%   Total 100%

 

Table 3. Harvested products (2007)[2]

HARVESTED PRODUCTS tonnes

Grain
Canola
Potatoes
Sugar-beet

868 284
239 440
156 322
313 562

 

Table 4. Number of animals in farms (2007)[3]

ANIMALS Number

Pigs
Cattle
Dairy cows
Sheep
Horses
Laying hens
Chicken

334 506
175 963
65 441
39 066
7 329
678 016
1 356 028

Milk production (2007): 554 747 tonnes

Table 5. Organic farming[1]

ORGANIC FARMING DATA  

Number of farms
Share of total number of farms
Organic farmland in use (ha)
Part of total farm land

209
11%
24 367
5,80%

[1] Statistisches Jahrbuch 2008 MV
[2] Statistisches Landesamt 2008 MV
[3] Statistisches Landesamt 2007 MV