Statistics Norway

14.23 Forest properties1 and productive forest area, by owner group
Owner group 1957 1967 1979 1989
Number of properties Productive forest area Number of properties Productive forest area Number of properties Productive forest area Number of properties Productive forest area
    1 000 decares   1 000 decares   1 000 decares   1 000 decares
Total  124 237 59 545  135 888 64 824  120 930 66 351  125 522 70 122
Individual owners and properties of persons deceased  120 793 43 550  131 708 48 716  118 039 51 108  122 236 55 021
The Educational Fund  406  660  320  617  285  625 : :
Central government  300 4 751  252 4 146  349 3 995 3617 34 062
Co-operative ownership  400  297 1 058  456  443  505  645  600
Joint companies  942 1 289 1 006 1 228  557 1 215 : :
Institutions, foundations etc.  293  289  423  331  299  290 41 050 41 394
Joint-stock companies  347 3 228  450 3 148  370 3 009  343 2 844
Local government  645 1 848  484 1 975  439 2 003  428 2 059
Common forest not owned by Central government 55 1 772 61 1 974 51 1 751 66 1 952
Common forest owned by Central government 56 1 862  126 2 234 86 1 851  117 2 185
Not owner2 - - - - 12 2 20 4
1  In 1957 and 1967 properties with productive forest area and/or afforestation area totalling at least 25 decares below the coniferous forest line. In 1979 and 1989 properties with at least 25 decares of productive forest area.
2  Include holders who lease their land for at least 20 years.
3  The Educational Fund is included.
4  Joint companies are included.
Source: NOS Census of Agriculture and Forestry 1989.

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