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Stable forestry income
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2017-02-17T08:00:00.000Z
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Forest owners` income 2015. In 2015, one in six personal owners had profit from forestry. On average, this profit was NOK 41 000.

Forest owners' income, 2015

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Stable forestry income

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.

Numbers of forest owners and average entrepreneurial income from forestry. Comprises personal forest owners with positive entrepreneurial income from forestry1Published 17 February 2017
20152014 - 2015
Number of ownersNOKChange in entrepreneurial income, per cent
1The statistics are based on data from tax statistics for personal taxpayers.
Total21 05541 0000.0
 
Productive forest area
25-99 decares2 11322 00029.4
100-249 decares4 43424 000-4.0
250-499 decares4 73830 0007.1
500-999 decares4 59137 0005.7
1 000-1 999 decares3 03551 0006.3
2 000-4 999 decares1 63480 000-7.0
5 000-19 999 decares463213 000-0.5
20 000 decares or more47527 000-2.6

Source: Statistics Norway

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.

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.