Statistics Norway

Registered transfers of agricultural properties

3 Registered transfers of agricultural properties1, by county, type of transfer and type and sex of new owner. 2009
The whole country Number of transfers New owner Average age, new owner
Male Female Private limited company Other In family with former owner Not in family with former owner
2006 8 818 5 159 3 308  175  176 : : 50.1
2007 8 746 5 256 3 111  176  203 : : 50.0
2008 8 456 4 961 3 161  184  150 : : 50.5
2009 8 443 5 028 3 153 95  167 4 971 3 472 50.7
Counties                
Østfold  318  190  119 4 5  183  135 47.4
Akershus and Oslo  325  189  110 4 22  183  142 47.4
Hedmark  839  518  296 6 19  424  415 51.2
Oppland  641  377  250 4 10  360  281 49.6
Buskerud  372  229  131 6 6  233  139 48.1
Vestfold  236  152 71 5 8  129  107 47.2
Telemark  374  223  141 5 5  229  145 50.6
Aust-Agder  273  174 92 3 4  156  117 48.5
Vest-Agder  353  210  134 - 9  205  148 50.0
Rogaland  463  284  158 9 12  274  189 47.9
Hordaland  580  330  230 12 8  370  210 53.2
Sogn og Fjordane  462  280  174 4 4  312  150 51.2
Møre og Romsdal  599  339  241 6 13  386  213 50.8
Sør-Trøndelag  491  310  164 6 11  295  196 48.6
Nord-Trøndelag  430  266  149 6 9  260  170 46.2
Nordland  923  515  379 14 15  524  399 55.0
Troms Romsa  558  331  220 1 6  337  221 55.1
Finnmark Finnmárku  206  111 94 - 1  111 95 55.6
By type of transfer                
Free market sale 2 475 1 805  531 66 73  532 1 943 44.5
Donation 1 940 1 329  600 1 10 1 669  271 41.1
Licensed decedent estate / inheritance of decedent estate 2 901 1 178 1 694 - 29 2 145  756 63.1
Compulsory sale and eminent domain 52 34 14 1 3 9 43 47.6
Other 1 075  682  314 27 52  616  459 48.3
1  Comprises properties with at least 5 decares own agriculture area and/or at least 25 decares productive forest area.

Explanation of symbols