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Agricultural properties

The statistics show the number of agricultural and forestry properties, land resources, the number and type of buildings, persons residing on the properties and ownership information.

Updated: 27 June 2025
Next update: Not yet determined

Selected figures from these statistics

  • Agricultural and forestry properties
    Agricultural and forestry properties1
    2024
    NumberPer cent
    Total182 528100
    Type of property
    Property with agricultural area160 33088
    Property with productive forest area130 98872
    Property with dwelling house143 16278
    Uninhabited property with dwelling house32 82718
    Type of owner
    Male120 83366
    Female48 07326
    Properties of persons deceased/legal person/unknown13 6227
    1Including properties with at least 5 decares owned agricultural area and/or at least 25 decares productive forest area.
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  • Agricultural and forestry properties, by the municipalities number of inhabitants and type of agricultural and forestry property
    Agricultural and forestry properties, by the municipalities number of inhabitants and type of agricultural and forestry property
    2024
    Persons in NorwayPersons living on agricultural and forestry propertiesAgricultural and forestry properties, totalAgricultural and forestry properties with dwellingUnhabited dwelling on agricultural and forestry properties with dwellingOther agricultural and forestry properties
    The whole country5 550 203349 894182 528143 16232 82739 366
    The municipalities number of inhabitants1
    -2 500 inhabitants154 98938 42826 78720 1676 6326 620
    2 500 - 4 999 inhabitants249 21150 24030 54923 7456 6096 804
    5 000 - 9 999 inhabitants494 55773 11240 77132 0077 8428 764
    10 000 - 24 999 inhabitants1 038 964102 29247 52038 3587 3329 162
    25 000 inhabitants or more3 612 48285 82236 90128 8854 4128 016
    1Based on the number of inhabitants 1 January the current year.
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  • Buildings on agricultural and forestry properties
    Buildings on agricultural and forestry properties
    Agricultural and forestry properties with buildingsAgricultural and forestry properties with contruction activity last ten years (pBuildings, totalBuildings with protection status (per cent)Dwelling houses, totalAgricultural and forestry buildingsMountain farm huts, cabins for forest workers, boat-houses etcOther buildings
    2024
    The whole country164 70726.3927 69821.1199 675436 49883 848207 677
    Østfold5 75328.131 67118.47 78517 7434135 730
    Akershus7 65227.645 02222.910 99820 51669212 816
    Oslo12228.72 19624.6320220991 557
    Innlandet27 27828.6182 76024.235 84795 63915 61835 656
    Buskerud8 36126.862 41729.011 23433 3634 65213 168
    Vestfold3 97929.521 43422.45 05810 3574135 606
    Telemark7 52127.345 62125.19 23821 6232 81511 945
    Agder11 68428.852 22627.312 25823 0863 29213 590
    Rogaland9 33538.454 02211.013 12326 2173 16711 515
    Vestland22 28625.2133 21724.727 53464 15918 37723 147
    Møre og Romsdal12 50323.366 20426.514 41728 4739 12014 194
    Trøndelag - Trööndelage19 04831.2111 23714.923 96854 64910 80821 812
    Nordland - Nordlánnda15 92417.364 50110.815 11821 6837 79719 903
    Troms - Romsa - Tromssa10 39717.443 71513.310 00914 9295 88612 891
    Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku2 86413.611 4557.42 7683 8416994 147
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  • Agricultural and forestry properties, buildings and inhabitation
    Agricultural and forestry properties, buildings and inhabitation1
    2024
    Agrucultural and forestry properties, totalAgricultural and forestry properties with buildingsAgrucultural and forestry properties with buildings (per cent)Agricultural and forestry properties with dwelling houseAgricultural and forestry properties with inhabitedAgricultural and forestry properties with dwelling house not inhabited (per centPersons, total, inhabited on agricultural and forestry properties with dwelling
    The whole country182 528164 70790.2143 162110 33522.9349 894
    County
    Østfold6 5005 75388.55 2354 69710.316 074
    Akershus8 7157 65287.86 9386 2509.923 296
    Oslo14712283.0917616.5500
    Innlandet30 00527 27890.924 10919 85617.660 205
    Buskerud9 2118 36190.87 2436 16314.920 987
    Vestfold4 3763 97990.93 6773 3838.012 017
    Telemark8 2607 52191.16 5125 07422.115 117
    Agder13 25811 68488.110 1977 39727.521 005
    Rogaland10 3139 33590.58 3176 90217.027 229
    Vestland23 72722 28693.919 70214 24427.744 829
    Møre og Romsdal13 41812 50393.211 0658 52223.026 038
    Trøndelag - Trööndelage20 78419 04891.616 80813 75518.247 223
    Nordland - Nordlánnda18 30415 92487.012 6917 34342.118 756
    Troms - Romsa - Tromssa11 96810 39786.98 2655 14137.812 480
    Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku3 5422 86480.92 3121 53233.74 138
    Owner
    Male120 833111 98392.7100 08380 47319.6257 769
    Female48 07343 47990.437 70527 47327.182 982
    Properties of persons deceased/legal person/unknown13 6229 24567.95 3742 38955.59 143
    Own agricultural area
    0 - 4 decares22 19813 40760.46 6063 62645.19 365
    5 - 49 decares98 15290 38992.177 99553 67631.2144 388
    50 - 99 decares28 38127 58097.226 18522 44414.371 994
    100 - 199 decares21 39721 03298.320 39119 0266.770 925
    200 - 299 decares7 1187 05099.06 8696 6023.927 782
    300 - 499 decares4 0093 98399.43 8853 7693.018 344
    500 decares or more1 2731 26699.51 2311 1923.27 096
    Productive forest area
    0-24 decares51 54045 84188.939 44129 30725.785 880
    25-99 decares46 01739 39485.633 05124 19826.871 355
    100-249 decares34 20031 21891.327 51221 12623.266 379
    250-499 decares22 19620 84793.918 76715 06519.750 561
    500-999 decares15 62114 92595.513 51111 29016.439 857
    1 000-1 999 decares8 0387 72196.16 9585 98614.021 829
    2 000-4 999 decares3 6363 51796.73 0562 65913.010 338
    5 000-19 999 decares1 0341 00397.072661215.72 828
    20 000 decares or more24624198.01409234.3867
    1Including properties with at least 5 decares owned agricultural area and/or at least 25 decares productive forest area.
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About the statistics

The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 26 June 2025.

Agricultural and forestry property

Property that is used for or could be used for agriculture and/or forestry. All agricultural/forestry area belonging to the same owner within a municipality is regarded as one property, irrespective of the number of cadastral units.

Type of building

Type of building is determined according to the function of the building. In this statistics dwelling houses include buildings with the following building codes in the cadastral system; 111 – 199, excluding code 161, 171, 172, 181, 182 and 183. Agricultural buildings include buildings with the following codes in cadastral system; 231 – 290 and mountain farm huts, cabins for forest workers and boat-houses etc. 171, 172 and 183. Other buildings include the remaining codes and buildings missing code.

Building activity last 10 years

Information is collected from the Property Register. Building activity over the past ten years refers to buildings that have either been granted a building permit or have been completed as new constructions, extensions, or reconstructions within the ten-year period.

Inhabitation

An agricultural property is considered inhabited when at least one person is registered as residing at the property in the Central Population Register.

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