Statistics Norway


5   Number of holdings with sheep one year and over, by number of sheep, county and size of holding. 1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999
Agricultural area by size Number of holdings with sheep, one year and over, by number of sheep
Total 1-19 sheep 20-49 sheep 50-99 sheep 100 sheep and more
The whole country          
1969 69 075 58 241 8 822 1 686 326
1979 44 514 31 131 9 801 2 827 755
1989 28 887 13 235 10 261 4 216 1 175
1999* 22 811 6 946 8 966 5 203 1 696
County          
Østfold 235 158 54 16 7
Akershus 288 156 73 46 13
Oslo 4 3 1 0 0
Hedmark 1 103 269 416 306 112
Oppland 1 989 393 818 580 198
Buskerud 885 178 357 267 83
Vestfold 149 99 34 13 3
Telemark 652 172 269 182 29
Aust-Agder 443 124 181 112 26
Vest-Agder 861 365 342 134 20
Rogaland 3 189 675 1 292 899 323
Hordaland 3 261 1 223 1 463 489 86
Sogn og Fjordane 2 965 999 1 275 572 119
Møre og Romsdal 1 890 770 739 318 63
Sør-Trøndelag 1 027 243 350 278 156
Nord-Trøndelag 809 260 242 204 103
Nordland 1 661 460 576 417 208
Troms 1 132 318 391 305 118
Finnmark 268 81 93 65 29
Agricultural area in use          
   5-  491 decares 5 947 3 143 2 575 214 15
  50-  99 decares 7 116 1 605 3 577 1 818 116
 100- 199 decares 6 418 1 356 1 907 2 297 858
 200- 299 decares 2 209 556 627 587 439
 300- 499 decares 949 235 243 252 219
 500 decares and more 172 51 37 35 49
1  Comprise some holdings with animal husbandry without agricultural area in use.

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