Stable forestry income

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A total of 21 050 personal forest owners achieved a profit from forestry in 2015. Average earnings from forestry for these owners were NOK 41 000, exactly the same as in 2014.

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Figure 1. Average distribution of income for personal forest owners with a profit from forestry, by type of income. 2015

In 2015, accumulated entrepreneurial income from forestry for personal forest owners was NOK 872 million. In addition, spouses and common-law spouses of forest owners had NOK 107 million in income from forestry in the same year. In 2014, the corresponding income was NOK 866 million and NOK 102 million respectively.

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Figure 2. Average entrepreneurial income from forestry for personal forest owners with positive income from forestry. By size of productive forest area. 2015

Average gross income increased

The average gross income of forest owners with entrepreneurial income from forestry was NOK 672 000; an increase of NOK 50 000 compared with 2014. Income from forestry accounted for 6 per cent of the gross income, while other entrepreneurial income accounted for 31 per cent. Income from wages and salaries accounted for 39 per cent, and the remainder was made up of pensions and other income.

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Figure 3. Average entrepreneurial income from forestry for forest owners with a profit from forestry. 2015

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