Horticultural production
Updated: 14 May 2024
Next update: Not yet determined
| Tonnes | Per cent change from | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 - 2023 | 2019 - 2023 | |
| Fruit | 23 997 | 14.7 | 23.0 |
| Garden berries | 9 581 | -1.3 | -23.0 |
| Vegetables | 178 479 | -4.7 | -6.7 |
Selected tables and charts from this statistics
- Yield of fruit, garden berries and vegetables. TonnesDownload table as ...Yield of fruit, garden berries and vegetables. Tonnes1
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Fruit 19 516 13 952 22 777 20 924 23 997 Garden berries 12 439 9 862 8 808 9 706 9 581 Vegetables2 191 367 205 378 202 684 187 312 178 479 1Refers to holdings which fulfil one or more of these conditions: Minimum 1 decare of fruit trees, 1 decare of field-grown berries, 2 decare of field-grown vegetables including herbs, or 300 m2 of vegetables including herbs grown in greenhouses. 2Yield of vegetables refer to field grown crops and crops under glass/plastics. Beans and processing peas are not included. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Yield of various horticultural cropsDownload table as ...Yield of various horticultural crops1
2023 Area (decares) Yield per decare (kg) Yield (tonnes) Fruit Apples 16 483 1 220 20 104 Pears 674 944 636 Plums 3 898 545 2 123 Sweet cherries 1 320 698 922 Cherries 464 420 195 Garden berries Black currant 2 823 174 491 Strawberry 9 142 748 6 842 Raspberry 2 743 742 2 035 Vegetables, field grown Cauliflower 5 464 1 472 8 043 Early cabbage 696 2 721 1 894 Winter cabbage 3 262 3 752 12 240 Brussels sprouts 1 437 796 1 144 Chinese cabbage 1 089 2 069 2 253 Broccoli 3 713 694 2 577 Table swedes 4 627 1 890 8 744 Carrot 14 841 3 001 44 535 Leek 1 352 2 334 3 155 Beetroots 1 384 2 238 3 097 Onion 7 360 2 532 18 639 Root celery 1 860 2 291 4 261 Ridge cucumber 714 2 854 2 038 Iceberg lettuce 3 664 1 911 7 003 Other lettuces field-grown 4 845 1 987 9 627 Vegetables under glass/plastics (yield in kg per m²) Cucumber in greenhouse 250 71 17 765 Tomato in greenhouse 396 38 15 088 Head/root lettuce in greenhouse 86 29 2 514 1Refer to holdings which fulfil one or more of these conditions: Minimum 1 decare of fruit trees, 1 decare of field-grown berries, 2 decare of field-grown vegetables including herbs or 300 m2 of vegetables including herbs grown in greenhouses. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The statistics present annual statistics covering total area, production yields per area unit and total production for important horticultural crops.
Agricultural holding: A single unit, both technically and economically, which has single management and which produces agricultural products.
Area of vegetables: If a specific crop is harvested more than once on the same area during the same growth season, the area is counted only once. If the same area is used for various succeeding crops, the area will be counted for each crop. Consequently, the total area will be greater than the basic area used for production of vegetables, e.g. the area recorded in Structure of Agriculture.
Production: Defined as production that can be utilized for sale and home consumption.
County.
Annual.
A data file with anonymous individual data is stored at Statistics Norway.
The purpose of the statistics is to present annual statistics covering total area, production yields per area unit and total production for important horticultural crops.
Up to 2005 Statistics Norway worked out area and production statistics for horticultural crops. From 1996 to 2004 the Norwegian Agricultural Authority had the responsibility. From 2006 the statistics are again being worked out by Statistics Norway. Methods and procedures were changed when the Norwegian Agricultural Authority was in charge of the statistics. For 2005-2009 Statistics Norway has kept the same methodology as developed and used by the Norwegian Agricultural Authority.
The statistics are used by professional organizations, the Budget Committee for Agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and various research institutions such as the Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute.
Statistics Act § 10-1.
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Cultivating minimum 300 m2 of vegetables grown in greenhouses, including herbs
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Cultivating minimum 1,0 decare of field-grown vegetables, including herbs
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Cultivating minimum 1,0 decare of fruit
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Cultivating minimum 1,0 decare of garden berries
The Register of Applications for Agricultural Production Subsidies provides information about the holding, such as name and address of the holder and size of area of the various crop categories.
Detailed information about cultivated area and production of garden berries, fruits, field-grown vegetables and vegetables in greenhouses are compiled from the questionnaire.
Data on area and production of processing peas and beans are collected from the processing industry.
The sample is based on holdings growing field grown vegetables, vegetables under glass, fruit and berries.
The sample comprises approximately 2 000 agricultural holdings cultivating at least one of the crop categories mentioned above.
In January web-forms are sent to the agricultural holdings in the survey. The respondents must answer the questionnaire via Internet.
A number of controls and corrections are done to ensure consistency both on a single questionnaire and between questionnaires and available register information. If necessary, holdings are contacted for to clear up misconceptions in the questionnaire.
Production reported in other measuring units than specified on the questionnaire, are recalculated by using predetermined factors.
The data compiled are used to calculate total area, yield per unit of area and total production per crop and county for year of survey.
Figures are not presented if there is a risk of identifying any unit.
The statistics are basically comparable back to 1996.
Primary data obtained from questionnaires may contain errors. For instance it can be difficult for the holder to give precise figures for crops that can be sold in bunch or pieces, like radishes. A number of errors are discovered and corrected during the data revision at Statistics Norway. However some measurements and processing errors are unavoidable. Extensive work has been carried out to reduce these errors as much as possible.
Some of the crops are produced by a limited number of holdings. Non-response of holdings with great area will have significant impact on the estimated figures. Regular response-rate for preliminary figures is about 75 percent.
The quality of the register basis from which the population is selected also has an impact on the quality of the final result.
