Statistics Norway

Registered transfers of agricultural properties

4 Registered transfers of agricultural properties1, by county, type of transfer and type and sex of buyer. 2006
  Number of transfers Buyer Average age, personal buyer
  Male Female Private limited company Other
The whole country 8 818 5 159 3 308  175  176 50
               
Counties            
Østfold  260  146 93 16 5 47
Akershus and Oslo  349  203  122 15 9 50
Hedmark  885  531  317 5 32 49
Oppland  632  391  222 12 7 48
Buskerud  441  253  169 11 8 50
Vestfold  251  135  100 11 5 47
Telemark  352  208  133 4 7 51
Aust-Agder  264  152 97 5 10 49
Vest-Agder  397  238  134 17 8 50
Rogaland  527  336  164 15 12 46
Hordaland  534  310  214 9 1 51
Sogn og Fjordane  414  239  161 9 5 51
Møre og Romsdal  602  371  203 12 16 49
Sør-Trøndelag  542  343  182 9 8 49
Nord-Trøndelag  504  298  192 6 8 47
Nordland 1 063  572  469 13 9 55
Troms Romsa  552  313  234 2 3 54
Finnmark Finnmárku  249  120  102 4 23 55
             
By type of transfer            
Free market sale 2 747 1 923  618  133 73 44
Donation 1 999 1 407  582 3 7 41
Licensed decedent estate / inheritance of decedent estate 2 965 1 149 1 776 1 39 63
Compulsory sale and eminent domain 70 47 19 2 2 45
Other 1 037  633  313 36 55 47
1  Comprise properties with at least 5 decares own agriculture area and/or at least 25 decares productive forrest area.

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