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AGRICULTURE, FISHING AND FORESTRY AMAETHYDDIAETH, PYSGOTA A CHOEDWIGAETH 9.1 Agricultural land classification, Dosbarthiad tir amaethyddol, proportion by grade (a) cyfran yn ôl gradd (a) Per cent Canran Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Total area (thousand hectares) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) Cyfanswm arwynebedd (miloedd o Gradd 1 Gradd 2 Gradd 3 Gradd 4 Gradd 5 hectarau) Isle of Anglesey - 2.5 40.7 40.7 16.1 64 Ynys Môn Gwynedd 0.1 0.1 8.4 26.0 65.4 214 Gwynedd Conwy - 0.5 11.9 41.3 46.3 95 Conwy Denbighshire 2.2 12.7 24.5 34.1 26.5 72 Sir Ddinbych Flintshire - 6.7 59.7 25.0 8.6 36 Sir y Fflint Wrexham 0.2 10.0 48.3 23.0 18.5 42 Wrecsam Powys - 0.1 4.9 49.8 45.2 447 Powys Ceredigion - - 8.1 58.1 33.8 153 Ceredigion Pembrokeshire - 1.2 44.2 39.0 15.6 144 Sir Benfro Carmarthenshire - 0.1 10.0 72.6 17.3 207 Sir Gaerfyrddin Swansea 3.6 2.6 36.9 25.5 31.4 27 Abertawe Neath Port Talbot - 0.5 3.2 44.3 52.0 22 Castell-nedd Port Talbot Bridgend - 13.4 14.5 35.2 36.9 18 Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr The Vale of Glamorgan - 38.9 48.9 10.0 2.2 28 Bro Morgannwg Cardiff 7.7 32.3 40.0 15.4 4.6 7 Caerdydd Rhondda, Cynon, Taff - 2.4 3.5 35.8 58.3 29 Rhondda, Cynon, Taf Merthyr Tydfil - - - 25.9 74.1 8 Merthyr Tudful Caerphilly 1.0 1.1 5.8 51.8 40.3 19 Caerffili Blaenau Gwent - - - 7.2 92.8 7 Blaenau Gwent Torfaen - - 15.4 29.5 55.1 8 Tor-faen Monmouthshire - 1.4 40.0 49.4 9.2 71 Sir Fynwy Newport 1.6 7.1 62.7 26.2 2.4 13 Casnewydd Wales 0.2 2.3 17.5 44.7 35.3 1,730 Cymru (a) The figures are based on the Agricultural Land Classification (a) Mae’r ffigurau wedi’u seilio ar y Dosbarthiad Tir Amaethyddol one inch to one mile provisional series maps published ar fapiau cyfres dros dro un fodfedd i un filltir a gyhoeddwyd between 1967 and 1975. The grade boundaries were rhwng 1967 a 1975. Cafodd cyfres ffiniau graddau eu troi’n digitised and areas recalculated in 1996. The proportions are ddigidol ac ailgyfrifwyd yr arwynebedd ym 1996. Y cyfrannau of the total of grade 1 to 5 agricultural land in each authority, a roddir yw cyfanswm y tir amaethyddol gradd 1 i 5 ym mhob and for Wales. awdurdod, ac ar gyfer Cymru. (b) Grade 1 - excellent quality agricultural land. Land with no or (b) Gradd 1 - tir amaethyddol o ansawdd ragorol. Tir heb fawr very minor limitations to agricultural use where a very wide ddim neu ddim cyfyngiadau ar ddefnydd amaethyddol lle range of agricultural and horticultural crops can be grown. gellir tyfu amrediad eang iawn o gnydau amaethyddol a (c) Grade 2 - very good quality agricultural land. Land with minor garddwrol. limitations which affect crop yield, cultivation or harvesting (c) Gradd 2 - tir amaethyddol o ansawdd dda iawn. Tir â mân where a wide range of agricultural and horticultural crops can gyfyngiadau sy’n effeithio ar faint y cnwd, triniaeth y tir neu’r usually be grown. cynhaeaf, lle gellir tyfu amrediad eang o gnydau amaethyddol (d) Grade 3 - good to moderate quality agricultural land. Land a garddwrol fel rheol. with moderate limitations which affect the choice of crops, (d) Gradd 3 - tir amaethyddol o ansawdd dda i gymedrol. Tir â timing and type of cultivation, harvesting and level of yield. chyfyngiadau cymedrol sy’n effeithio ar y cnydau a ddewisir, (e) Grade 4 - poor quality agricultural land. Land with severe amser a math y driniaeth, y cynhaeaf a lefel y cynnyrch o’r limitations which significantly restrict the range of crops cnwd. and/or level of yield. It is mainly suited to grass with (e) Gradd 4 - tir amaethyddol o ansawdd wael. Tir â occasional arable crops. chyfyngiadau difrifol sy’n cyfyngu ar amrediad y cnydau a/neu (f) Grade 5 - very poor quality agricultural land. Land with very gynnyrch y cnwd. Yn addas yn bennaf at dir glas ac ambell severe limitations which restrict use to permanent pasture or gnwd âr. rough grazing except for the occasional pioneer forage crops. (f) Gradd 5 - tir amaethyddol o ansawdd wael iawn. Tir â (g) The areas of agricultural land were correct when surveyed in chyfyngiadau difrifol sy’n cyfyngu’r defnydd i dir pori parhaol 1967-75. There will be an overestimation due to the size of neu garw ac eithrio ambell gnwd porthiant. mapping unit at the time, which excluded small urban and (g) Yr oedd yr arwynebeddau tir amaethyddol yn gywir adeg eu non agricultural areas, and because of subsequent loss of harolygu ym 1967-75. Bydd goramcangyfrif oherwydd maint agricultural land to urban, industrial and road development, yr uned fapio ar y pryd, a oedd yn hepgor arwynebeddau forestry, mineral extraction, golf courses etc. bach trefol ac anamaethyddol, ac oherwydd colli tir amaethyddol ers hynny o ganlyniad i ddatblygiad trefol, diwydiannol a datblygiad ffyrdd, coedwigaeth, cloddio am fwynau, cyrsiau golff etc. 212 Digest of Welsh Local Area Statistics 2004 Crynhoad o Ystadegau Ardaloedd Lleol Cymru 2004 AGRICULTURE, FISHING AND FORESTRY AMAETHYDDIAETH, PYSGOTA A CHOEDWIGAETH 9.2 Agricultural land types, 2002 (a) Mathau o dir amaethyddol, 2002 (a) Thousand hectares Miloedd o hectarau Arable Permanent Total crops Rough All other Total land grassland and grass grazing land area (c) (d) Cyfanswm Welsh agricultural Tir glas cnydau Porfeydd Pob tir Cyfanswm Rhanbarthau amaethyddol regions (statistical) (b) Tir âr parhaol a glaswellt garw arall arwynebedd Cymru (ystadegol) (b) North West Wales 21.3 122.9 144.1 108.2 7.9 260.2 Gogledd-Orllewin Cymru North East Wales 32.8 131.1 164.0 62.9 6.1 232.9 Gogledd-Ddwyrain Cymru Powys 39.3 260.0 299.4 136.4 13.8 449.6 Powys Ceredigion 16.7 88.3 105.0 43.1 5.2 153.4 Ceredigion Pembrokeshire 32.8 76.2 109.0 15.4 7.0 131.5 Sir Benfro Carmarthenshire 17.4 134.5 151.9 27.6 9.8 189.4 Sir Gaerfyrddin South Wales 34.5 112.3 146.8 58.9 9.7 215.4 De Cymru Wales 194.8 925.4 1,120.2 452.5 59.6 1,632.4 Cymru (a) Figures include both main and minor holdings. (a) Ffigurau'n cynnwys prif ddaliadau a mân ddaliadau. (b) North West Wales comprises of Anglesey and Gwynedd (b) Mae Gogledd-orllewin Cymru yn cynnwys awdurdodau unedol unitary authorities; North East Wales comprises of Conwy, Ynys Môn a Gwynedd; mae Gogledd-ddwyrain Cymru yn Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham unitary authorities; cynnwys awdurdodau unedol Conwy, Sir Ddinbych, Sir y while South Wales consists of Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Fflint a Wrecsam; tra bod De Cymru yn cynnwys awdurdodau Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taff, unedol Abertawe, Castell-nedd Port Talbot, Pen-y-bont ar Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Ogwr, Bro Morgannwg, Caerdydd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Monmouthshire and Newport unitary authorities. Merthyr Tudful, Caerffili, Blaenau Gwent, Tor-faen, Sir Fynwy (c) Includes common land. a Chasnewydd. (d) Includes woodland and set-aside land. (c) Yn cynnwys tir comin. (d) Yn cynnwys coetir a neilltir. Digest of Welsh Local Area Statistics 2004 213 Crynhoad o Ystadegau Ardaloedd Lleol Cymru 2004 Agricultural land types, 2002 Mathau o dir amaethyddol, 2002 100 80 60 Per cent / Canran 40 Cyfanswm cnydau a glaswellt T otal crops and gras 20 s 0 North West Wales Gogledd-Orllewin Cymru Rough grazing Porfeydd garw North East Wales Gogledd-Ddwyrain Cymru Powys All other land Pob tir arall Ceredigion Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro Carmarthenshire Sir Gaerfyrddin South Wales De Cymru Wales / Cymru AGRICULTURE, FISHING AND FORESTRY AMAETHYDDIAETH, PYSGOTA A CHOEDWIGAETH 9.3 Farm types: total area, 2002 (a) Hectares Dairy Specialist sheep Specialist Mixed cattle Cattle and sheep Llaeth SDA beef and sheep Gwartheg a defaid LFA Lowland SDA SDA DA Lowland (c) (d) (d) (d) (e) Eidion Gwartheg a Welsh agricultural Defaid arbenigol arbenigol defaid cymysg regions (statistical) (b) ALFf Tir isel AAD AAD AAD AA Tir isel North West Wales 7.9 4.8 104.5 3.6 39.7 39.9 22.4 North East Wales 11.8 28.8 65.5 3.0 44.5 9.5 26.8 Powys 14.8 4.6 182.8 7.6 105.7 21.8 10.7 Ceredigion 21.7 4.5 34.6 2.6 9.3 50.5 4.6 Pembrokeshire 16.6 35.7 3.8 0.8 2.3 11.0 26.1 Carmarthenshire 50.4 6.7 21.0 2.0 11.4 54.3 6.4 South Wales 8.3 16.7 35.6 6.2 18.2 20.0 31.7 Wales 131.6 101.7 447.8 25.9 231.1 207.2 128.6 (a) Figures include both main and minor holdings. Excludes 180,305 hectares common rough grazing. (b) North West Wales comprises of Anglesey and Gwynedd unitary authorities; North East Wales comprises of Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham unitary authorities; while South Wales consists of Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Newport unitary authorities.