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. 2010
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
2007 8 746 5 256 3 111       176  203 : : 50
2008 8 456 4 961 3 161  184  150 : : 51
2009 8 443 5 028 3 153 95  167 4 971 3 472 51
2010 8 508 5 065 3 192  129  122 5 027 3 481 51
                 
Østfold  310  185  104 13 8  170  140 46
Akershus and Oslo  375  206  148 9 12  189  186 49
Hedmark  782  481  282 3 16  379  403 50
Oppland  720  455  248 6 11  394  326 50
Buskerud  491  309  165 10 7  293  198 51
Vestfold  221  135 74 7 5  132 89 48
Telemark  408  235  166 3 4  250  158 52
Aust-Agder  236  144 82 8 2  140 96 48
Vest-Agder  342  201  128 7 6  234  108 51
Rogaland  463  281  159 13 10  272  191 49
Hordaland  575  330  235 6 4  373  202 52
Sogn og Fjordane  373  215  153 2 3  259  114 51
Møre og Romsdal  618  366  235 8 9  401  217 51
Sør-Trøndelag  534  328  192 9 5  325  209 50
Nord-Trøndelag  432  266  156 7 3  266  166 49
Nordland  924  534  369 10 11  536  388 55
Troms Romsa  529  295  223 6 5  327  202 55
Finnmark Finnmárku  175 99 73 2 1 87 88 53
                 
By type of transfer                
Free market sale 2 610 1 875  596 89 50  531 2 079 44
Donation 1 882 1 305  568 - 9 1 646  236 41
Licensed decedent estate / inheritance of decedent estate 2 911 1 179 1 707 1 24 2 196  715 64
Compulsory sale and eminent domain 66 52 10 1 3 16 50 45
Other 1 039  654  311 38 36  638  401 49
1  Comprises properties with at least 5 decares own agriculture area and/or at least 25 decares productive forest area.

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