Statistics Norway

Sample survey of agriculture and forestry

1 Holdings with investment in farm buildings. 1988, 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2008
  Holdings with investment Per cent holdings with investment
  1988 1997 2001 2005 2008 1988 1997 2001 2005 2008
            Per cent
The whole country 13 885 7 289 6 800 6 379 6 828 14 9 11 12 14
Region                    
Eastern Norway 5 511 2 912 2 507 2 559 2 884 13 9 10 12 14
Agder-Rogaland 2 037 1 050 1 208 1 013 1 287 16 10 14 14 19
Western Norway 3 274 1 445 1 347 1 152 1 077 15 8 10 11 11
Trøndelag 1 906 1 182 1 062 1 011 1 050 15 12 12 14 15
Northern Norway 1 157  701  676  645  531 12 10 12 14 13
Agricultural area in use                    
   - 49 decares1 2 899  630  725  559  802 8 3 8 8 13
 50- 99 " 3 581 1 227  887  734  742 14 7 7 7 9
100-199 " 4 706 2 699 2 201 1 653 1 449 19 11 11 11 10
200-499 " 2 437 2 457 2 549 2 755 2 824 22 17 15 16 18
500-    "  262  276  438  679 1 019 31 21 19 23 30
1  Comprise holdings with less than 5 decares agricultural area in use, mainly joint operations with milk production and holdings with horticulture.

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