Statistics Norway

Registered transfers of agricultural properties

4 Registered transfers of agricultural properties1, by county, type of transfer and type and sex of buyer. 2007
  Number of transfers Buyer Average age, personal buyer
  Male Female Private limited company Other
The whole country            
2006 8 818     5 159 3 308  175      176 50.1
2007 8 746 5 256 3 111  176  203 50.0
             
Østfold  293  158  109 17 9 46.0
Akershus and Oslo  380  220  132 17 11 48.8
Hedmark  884  528  307 8 41 49.8
Oppland  689  435  230 9 15 49.4
Buskerud  446  260  169 11 6 49.2
Vestfold  222  135 74 6 7 48.0
Telemark  403  243  148 5 7 51.8
Aust-Agder  278  176 92 4 6 47.5
Vest-Agder  370  223  136 4 7 49.6
Rogaland  533  334  166 19 14 48.4
Hordaland  612  363  219 21 9 49.7
Sogn og Fjordane  423  246  159 6 12 49.6
Møre og Romsdal  570  317  217 17 19 49.8
Sør-Trøndelag  518  320  180 8 10 48.6
Nord-Trøndelag  465  297  153 3 12 47.2
Nordland  906  544  333 15 14 53.5
Troms Romsa  564  348  210 3 3 54.4
Finnmark Finnmárku  190  109 77 3 1 53.9
             
By type of transfer            
Free market sale 2 708 1 884  602  145 77 43.9
Donation 1 980 1 398  575 - 7 41.1
Licensed decedent estate/inheritance of decedent estate 2 868 1 213 1 597 2 56 62.4
Compulsory sale and eminent domain 47 35 8 2 2 47.3
Other 1 143  726  329 27 61 48.1
1  Comprises properties with at least 5 decares own agriculture area and/or at least 25 decares productive forest area.

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