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Stable forestry income
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2015-02-18T10:00:00.000Z
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Forest owners` income 2013. In 2013, one in six personal owners had profit from forestry. On average, this profit was NOK 37 000.

Forest owners' income, 2013

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Stable forestry income

One in six personal forest owners achieved a profit from forestry in 2013. Average earnings from forestry for these owners were NOK 37 000.

Numbers of forest owners and average entrepreneurial income from forestry. For personal forest owners with positive entrepreneurial income from forestry1Published 18 February 2015
20132012 - 2013
Number of ownersNOKChange in entrepreneurial income, per cent
1The statistics are based on data from tax statistics for personal taxpayers.
Total20 98037 0005.7
 
Productive forest area
25-99 decares2 22916 0006.7
100-249 decares4 43821 0000.0
250-499 decares4 63026 0004.0
500-999 decares4 58432 0003.2
1 000-1 999 decares2 96044 0000.0
2 000-4 999 decares1 62173 000-2.7
5 000-19 999 decares470195 0007.7
20 000 decares or more48766 00085.5

Source: Statistics Norway

In 2013, the number of personal forest owners with a positive forestry income was 21 000.

Forestry income totalled NOK 862 million

Accumulated entrepreneurial income from forestry was NOK 775 million in 2013. In addition, spouses of forest owners had NOK 87 million in income from forestry in the same year. In 2012, the corresponding income was NOK 780 million and NOK 83 million respectively.

Average gross income increased

The average gross income of forest owners with entrepreneurial income from forestry was NOK 586 000; an increase of NOK 26 000 compared with 2012. 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 41 per cent, and the remainder was made up of pensions and other income.