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Dynamics of agricultural land use in Portugal 77 iii) Land cover Permanent pasture, namely natural permanent pas- ture, has increased sharply and in 2019 accounts for more than half of the UAA, while arable land, which accounted for about 61% of the UAA in 1989, now occupies 27%, and permanent crops increase from 20 to 22%. 1.1. Main changes i) Regions The different regional situations are also subject to very different dynamics. Although overall the UAA, after a slight fall, returned to values close to those of 1989, this evolution is also the result of contrasting regional realities. Beira Litoral (BL) suffered a 44% fall in UAA (102,000 ha less, but +3.5% between 2009 Figure 5 – Changes in the composition of farm area in mainland Portugal (1989-2019) Source : 1989AC, 1999AC, 2009AC and 2019AC 20 19 19 22 61 47 33 27 10 11 10 13 9 23 37 38 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1989 1999 2009 2019 Permanent crops Arable land Improved Pastures Poor Pastures 781 705 686 856 2,362 1,747 1,178 1,023 393 412 363 504 343 872 1,315 1,456 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 1989 1999 2009 2019 1000 ha Permanent crops Arable land Improved Pastures Poor Pastures Figure 6 − Change in UAA by Agricultural Region (2019-1989) Source : 1989AC and 2019AC -27% -8% -44% -10% -10% 16% -26% -1% -50% -40% -30% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% Entre Douro e Minho Trás-os-Montes Beira Litoral Beira Interior Lisboa e Vale do Tejo Alentejo Algarve Mainland -76,984 -38,432 -101,610 -42,193 -47,450 301,972 -36,174 -200,000 0 200,000 400,000 Entre Douro e Minho Trás-os-Montes Beira Litoral Beira Interior Lisboa e Vale do Tejo Alentejo Algarve -27% -8% -44% -10% -10% 16% -26% -1% -50% -40% -30 -20 -10 20% Entre Douro e Minho Trás-os-Montes Beira Litoral Beira Interior Lisboa e Vale do Tejo Alentejo Algarve Mainland -76,984 -38,432 -101,610 -42,193 -47,450 301,972 -36,174 -200,000 0 200,000 4 0,000 Entre Douro e Minho Trás-os-Montes Beira Litoral Beira Interior Lisboa e Vale do Tejo Alentejo Algarve Absolute change (%) Relative change (%) Figure 7 − Change in UAA by Agricultural Region (2019-2009) Source : 2009AC and 2019AC 0.7% 4.1% 3.5% 16.2% 4.6% 9.6% 13.9% 8.4% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% Entre Douro e Minho Trás-os-Montes Beira Litoral Beira Interior Lisboa e Vale do Tejo Alentejo Algarve Mainland 1,485 17,828 4,412 54,723 18,089 187,559 12,308 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 Entre Douro e Minho Trás-os-Montes Beira Litoral Beira Interior Lisboa e Vale do Tejo Alentejo Algarve 0.7% 4.1% 3.5% 16.2% 4.6% 9.6% 13.9% 8.4% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10 12% 14% 16% 18% Entre Douro Minh Trás-os-Monte Beira Litoral Beira Interior Lisboa e Vale do Tejo Alentejo Algarve Mainland 1,485 17,828 4,412 54,723 18,089 187,559 12,308 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 Entre Douro Minh Trás-os-Monte Beira Litoral Beira Interior Lisboa e Vale do Tejo Alentejo Algarve Absolute change (%) Relative change (%)