Table 2. Sample, national cultivated and national basic areas where PPPs were applied by crop type for Ireland.

Sample, national cultivated and national basic areas where PPPs were applied (in ha and % of total cultivated area) by crop type for Ireland. Data source: Irish Government Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Pesticide (DAFM) usage reports.

Crop type	Year sampled	Sample area (ha)	National cultivated area (ha)	National basic area of PPP application (ha)	% Total cultivated area in which PPPs are applied
Arable	2016	23,199	306,092	305,744	99.89
Soft & top fruits	2014	679	951	924	97.18
Vegetables	2015	2,831	4,635	4,314	93.07
Grassland & fodder	2017	33,187	4,652,044	431,154	9.27