Statistics Norway

Agricultural yields and production

1   Yield of agricultural crops1. 1999-2002
Crop Yield in tons Kilos per decare
1999 2000 2001* 2002*2 1999 2000 2001* 2002*2
Grain3 1 228 500 1 299 900 1 219 100 1 166 700  371  398  380  364
Wheat  229 700  313 400  259 100  272 500  445  461  410  431
Rye 5 700 10 600 4 900 8 300  392  456  220 :
Barley  623 600  573 500  623 700  600 000  342  357  361  340
Oats  355 500  396 900  330 400  284 900  389  420  400  365
Triticale 3 700 5 500 1 000 1 100  300  372  220 :
                 
Oil seeds3 10 400 9 100 18 000 18 000  163  159  177  165
                 
Potato  380 200  341 200  388 200  392 800 2 560 2 272 2 570 2 598
                 
Fodder roots 18 600 17 300 15 700 : 4 792 4 312 4 303 :
                 
Crops for green fodder and silage                
Annual rye-grass  510 800  501 400  467 300  297 500 2 917 3 087 3 047 2 785
Green forage mixtures/grain crops  176 700  199 200  166 200  128 400 1 521 1 837 1 593 1 676
Forage rape, marrow-stem kal etc. 33 200 24 900 19 800 15 600 : 2 367 2 370 2 476
                 
Hay4 2 671 100 2 888 200 2 940 400 2 728 300  555  568  578  551
1  Before 2000 figures refer to holdings with at least 5 decares agricultural area in use. As from 2000 figures for potatoes and fodder crops comprise holdings which applied for governmental production subsidies.
2  Yield of grain and oil seeds are estimated by The Norwegian Agricultural Purchasing and Marketing Co-operation.
3  Yield of grain is converted to yield with 15 per cent water, and oil seeds is converted to yield with 8 per cent water.
4  Comprise total yield from meadows for mowing converted through energy into hay.
Source: Source: Yield of agricultural crops, Statistics Norway.

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