Statistics Norway

Agricultural area and livestock

5 Holdings with organic farming and area approved as organically operated1. 2002-2008*
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008*
Holdings, total 58 627 54 946 52 879 51 069 49 369 48 165 47 234
Holdings with organic farming 1 369 1 936 2 076 2 076 2 090 2 149 2 154
  Decares
Agricultural area in use 10 324 851 10 255 988 10 266 228 10 262 373 10 248 671 10 232 074 10 188 197
Area approved as organically operated, total  183 876  294 030  340 901  354 703  374 997  385 387  386 970
Grain 22 785 42 076 58 460 64 387 66 047 64 510 66 712
Potatoes, vegetables, fruit and berries 2 295 3 615 3 877 4 125 4 047 5 785 6 009
fertilized pastures 27 353 43 880 50 613 55 318 60 065 63 181 67 358
Area treated by green manure 3 134 5 697 5 288 6 792 8 336 7 508 6 015
Other crops  128 309  198 762  222 663  224 081  236 502  244 403  240 876
1  Comprises those who applied for governmental production subsidies.

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