Statistics Norway

Sample survey of agriculture and forestry

1 Holdings with investment in farm buildings. 1988, 1997, 2001 and 2005
  Holdings with investment Per cent holdings with investment
  1988 1997 2001 2005 1988 1997 2001 2005
          Per cent
The whole country 13 885 7 289 6 800 6 379 14 9 11 12
Region                
Eastern Norway 5 511 2 912 2 507 2 559 13 9 10 12
Agder-Rogaland 2 037 1 050 1 208 1 013 16 10 14 14
Western Norway 3 274 1 445 1 347 1 152 15 8 10 11
Trøndelag 1 906 1 182 1 062 1 011 15 12 12 14
Northern Norway 1 157  701  676  645 12 10 12 14
Agricultural area in use                
   - 49 decares1 2 899  630  725  559 8 3 8 9
 50- 99 " 3 581 1 227  887  734 14 7 7 8
100-199 " 4 706 2 699 2 201 1 653 19 11 11 10
200-499 " 2 437 2 457 2 549 2 755 22 17 15 16
500-    "  262  276  438  679 31 21 19 23
1  Comprise some holdings with less than 5 decares agricultural area in use, mainly joint operations with milk production and holdings with horticulture.

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