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Statistics about
Farmers’ income and debt
The statistics present figures for incomes and debt for persons who are operating agricultural holdings, independent of the holding as source of income. The amounts are derived from tax statistics for personal tax payers.
Selected figures from this statistics
- Farmers’ income and debtDownload table as ...Farmers’ income and debt
2023 Change in per cent 2022 - 2023 2018 - 2023 Personal holders (number) 35 111 -1.8 -6.2 Average total income for holders (NOK) 760 200 -2.4 30.1 Wages and salaries 365 900 6.2 28.0 Net entrepreneurial income from agriculture 257 300 -6.5 54.5 Other entrepreneurial income 97 700 -1.2 19.0 Pensions 79 400 8.3 32.1 Capital income etc.1 86 900 14.0 44.1 Average debt for holders (NOK) 2 698 300 -6.8 10.2 Average interest paid for holders (NOK) 126 900 41.5 79.2 1Capital income (interest income, dividends, etc.) varies greatly from year to year and is dominated by a small number of people with very large capital income Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Entrepreneurial income from agriculture for holders, by countyDownload table as ...Entrepreneurial income from agriculture for holders, by county
Net entrepreneurial income from agriculture Net entrepreneurial income from agriculture Holders by net entrepreneurial income from agriculture NOK million NOK Number Per cent Total Per holder Holders, total Without positive income 1 - 49 999 NOK 50 000 - 99 999 NOK 100 000 - 249 999 NOK 250 000 - 399 999 NOK 400 000 and more 2021 7 139 198 700 35 935 33 10 12 14 10 21 2022 9 836 275 100 35 755 28 9 11 15 10 27 2023 9 034 257 300 35 111 30 9 11 15 10 26 2023 Oslo and Viken (2020-2023) 1 344 234 500 5 733 31 8 12 16 10 22 Innlandet 1 784 279 700 6 377 29 8 10 14 12 28 Vestfold og Telemark (2020-2023) 516 222 700 2 318 35 10 11 15 9 20 Agder 302 174 700 1 726 39 11 11 13 8 18 Rogaland 1 404 377 700 3 718 21 7 11 16 11 34 Vestland 905 164 500 5 501 36 12 12 15 9 16 Møre og Romsdal 448 208 400 2 150 34 9 11 13 9 24 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 1 507 301 800 4 991 26 8 10 14 11 31 Nordland - Nordlánnda 529 324 500 1 629 22 9 9 15 10 35 Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku (2020-2023) 296 305 400 968 26 9 7 14 12 33 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Average income for holders, by county. NOKDownload table as ...Average income for holders, by county. NOK
Total net income Wages and salaries Net entrepreneurial income from agriculture Other entrepreneurial income Pensions Capital income etc1 2021 727 100 323 700 198 700 96 200 69 800 108 900 2022 778 500 344 600 275 100 98 900 73 300 76 200 2023 760 200 365 900 257 300 97 700 79 400 86 900 2023 Oslo and Viken (2020-2023) 890 700 412 700 234 500 148 100 85 200 145 400 Innlandet 740 000 323 600 279 700 121 500 70 500 83 800 Vestfold og Telemark (2020-2023) 832 500 419 600 222 700 114 800 96 400 95 500 Agder 705 000 377 500 174 700 93 600 92 000 69 400 Rogaland 816 400 367 300 377 700 78 100 67 600 83 200 Vestland 740 200 406 000 164 500 64 300 92 300 85 700 Møre og Romsdal 677 700 364 600 208 400 72 000 85 600 56 500 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 698 800 344 600 301 800 85 900 62 700 66 300 Nordland - Nordlánnda 637 100 265 400 324 500 54 200 84 000 42 500 Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku (2020-2023) 652 900 267 600 305 400 63 800 76 900 40 600 1Capital income (interest income, dividends, etc.) varies greatly from year to year and is dominated by a small number of people with very large capital income. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Holders by net entrepreneurial income from agriculture as per cent of net income, by countyDownload table as ...Holders by net entrepreneurial income from agriculture as per cent of net income, by county
Holders, total Share of holders by net entrepreneurial income from agriculture as per cent of net income 0 per cent 1-9 per cent 10-49 per cent 50-89 per cent 90 per cent or more 2021 35 935 33 14 27 14 12 2022 35 755 27 13 31 17 12 2023 35 111 29 14 30 16 11 2023 Oslo and Viken (2020-2023) 5 733 30 15 35 14 6 Innlandet 6 377 28 12 29 19 12 Vestfold og Telemark (2020-2023) 2 318 35 16 30 13 6 Agder 1 726 38 15 27 13 7 Rogaland 3 718 20 13 33 18 17 Vestland 5 501 35 17 29 12 8 Møre og Romsdal 2 150 33 14 25 15 13 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 4 991 26 12 30 18 16 Nordland - Nordlánnda 1 629 22 11 28 18 21 Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku (2020-2023) 968 26 10 25 19 19 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Interest paid and debt for holders, by countyDownload table as ...Interest paid and debt for holders, by county
Interest paid, total. NOK million Interest paid per holder. NOK Debt, total. NOK million Debt per holder. NOK 2021 2 523 70 200 102 233 2 844 900 2022 3 209 89 700 103 534 2 895 700 2023 4 457 126 900 94 741 2 698 300 2023 Oslo and Viken (2020-2023) 775 135 200 17 538 3 059 200 Innlandet 887 139 200 18 971 2 975 000 Vestfold og Telemark (2020-2023) 270 116 500 5 915 2 551 600 Agder 176 102 200 3 743 2 168 900 Rogaland 586 157 600 13 071 3 515 500 Vestland 400 72 700 8 739 1 588 600 Møre og Romsdal 235 109 400 4 720 2 195 400 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 812 162 600 16 043 3 214 400 Nordland - Nordlánnda 218 133 600 4 051 2 487 000 Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku (2020-2023) 98 101 400 1 950 2 014 100 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Holders by size of debt, by countyDownload table as ...Holders by size of debt, by county
Holders, total Holders by size of debt NOK 0-0.09 million NOK 0.1-0.9 million NOK 1-1.9 million NOK 2-3.9 million NOK 4 million or more 2021 35 935 6 802 7 991 5 393 7 246 8 503 2022 35 755 6 548 8 081 5 426 7 105 8 595 2023 35 111 6 006 8 471 6 302 7 025 7 307 2023 Oslo and Viken (2020-2023) 5 733 887 1 333 928 1 215 1 370 Innlandet 6 377 971 1 567 1 119 1 206 1 514 Vestfold og Telemark (2020-2023) 2 318 422 528 464 471 433 Agder 1 726 336 401 354 384 251 Rogaland 3 718 514 754 564 793 1 093 Vestland 5 501 1 395 1 515 1 064 999 528 Møre og Romsdal 2 150 410 572 430 411 327 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 4 991 631 1 078 873 1 065 1 344 Nordland - Nordlánnda 1 629 278 427 298 309 317 Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku (2020-2023) 968 162 296 208 172 130 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 4 June 2023.
Agricultural holding
A single unit both technically and economically, which has single management and which produces agricultural products. The holding is independent of municipality boundaries. The agricultural holding's headquarter must be located to an agricultural property.
Holder
The person considered responsible for operating the holding.
Gross income
Total wages and salaries, pensions, gross entrepreneurial income and property income.
Average income for farmers
Average gross income with deduction of debt interest and the year's deficit in the industry.
Wages and salaries
Comprise payments in cash and in kind, taxable sick pay and unemployment benefit.
Pensions
Cover all benefit paid by social security and private pension and life insurance benefit.
Gross entrepreneurial income
A result of the activities of a self-employed person, and is estimated from profit and loss account and balance sheet. The entrepreneurial income is transferred to the tax return and is included in the calculation of ordinary income.
Gross entrepreneurial income from agriculture
This is positive entrepreneurial income from agriculture according to the tax return. In addition, entrepreneurial social security benefits in agriculture, forestry and fishery are included. Deductions such as membership payments to industry organisations, the year's entrepreneurial deficit, interest on debt and a separate agricultural deduction are not deducted. Income from any supplementary industry executed on the holding, e.g. forestry, are included in other entrepreneurial income if the industry concerned are considered as independent according to taxation.
Net entrepreneurial income from agriculture
Gross entrepreneurial income from agriculture with deduction of the year's deficit in the industry.
Capital income
Consist of interest income, dividends, realised capital gains, rent and other income from property.
The following classifications are used in the tables: county where the holding is located, size of holding expressed in decares of utilised agricultural area, type of farming of the holding and sex of holder.
County
See new county classification: https://www.ssb.no/klass/klassifikasjoner/104