Table 2 Key characteristics of selected federal states and counties
Federal state/county | Size(in 1,000 km2) | Percentage of arable land (%) | Share of maize (%) | Average size of arable areas(ha)b | Protected areas with 1,000-m isolation buffer(% of total area) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bavaria (BY) | 70.6 | 33 | 20.5 | 12.1 ± 13.3 | 37.3 |
Lower Saxony (NI) | 47.6 | 40 | 22.5 | 7.8 ± 8.6 | 35.5 |
Rhineland-Palatinate (RP) | 19.8 | 22 | 7.3 | 3.8 ± 3.6 | 51.5 |
Saxony (SN) | 18.4 | 40 | 10.6 | 14.2 ± 20.3 | 51.1 |
Forty-two counties averagea | 1.0 ± 0.5 | 40 ± 15 | 20.6 ±14.3 | 11.7 ± 5.3 | 39.8 ± 13. 9 |