In the EU-28, the total utilised agricultural area (UAA) was 174 million ha in 2013. France had the largest agricultural area (28 million ha) covering 16% of the total UAA in Europe, followed by Spain (23 million ha) and the UK (17 million ha). 71 % of the total agricultural land is located in the EU- 15 and 29% in the EU-N13. 60% of the UAA was used for arable crops, one third for permanent grassland and meadow, and 6% for permanent crops. Different groups of countries can be identified according to their dominant form of land use: Arable crops are the principal form of land use in all but eight Member States, namely Ireland, Portugal, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, Greece, Luxembourg, Austria and Spain, where they cover less than 50% of the total UAA. Arable crops cover more than 80% of the UAA in Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Hungary. In Ireland, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, Austria and Luxembourg more than 50% of the UAA is used for permanent grassland and meadows (up to 80% in Ireland). Permanent crops are most important in the Mediterranean countries (Cyprus, Portugal, Greece, Spain and Italy) and represent more than 25% of the UAA in Cyprus.