Statistics Norway

Structure of Agriculture

5 Agricultural area, by use. 1959, 1969, 1979, 1989, 1999, 2006-2008*. Decares
Crop 19591 19691 19791 19891 19992 20062 20072 2008*2
Agricultural area in use, total 9 844 796 9 553 335 9 535 278 9 910 773 10 382 466 10 344 607 10 320 198 10 240 723
Of which                
Fully cultivated land 8 095 171 7 967 909 8 303 575 8 817 538 8 871 235 8 627 623 8 574 377 8 490 572
Open fields and gardens 3 266 671 3 383 931 4 146 786 4 432 425 3 994 611 3 731 323 3 668 837 3 608 248
Grain and oil seeds 2 177 872 2 522 396 3 252 271 3 529 803 3 345 392 3 246 945 3 181 056 3 135 060
Wheat 92 435 38 274  170 021  382 484  515 798  857 477  912 150  933 700
Rye 10 825 13 385 16 855 4 245 14 557 60 583 76 302 81 722
Triticale - - - - 12 334      
Barley 1 407 006 1 847 131 2 000 838 1 759 910 1 825 917 1 524 260 1 406 749 1 297 683
Oats  645 744  541 199 1 006 720 1 321 950  913 130  739 486  723 853  773 784
Mixed grain and dry peas 21 862 4 763 4 526 - - - - -
Oil seeds .. 77 645 53 311 61 215 63 656 65 139 62 002 48 171
Potato  525 595  326 437  214 013  188 910  148 522  140 460  144 658  143 877
Roots for feed  130 370 69 960 29 499 25 726 3 913  149 117  137 325  130 249
Crops for green fodder and silage  134 490  208 307  290 637  371 611  307 515      
Vegetables, field grown 49 229 51 924 55 218 57 030 60 187 69 774 76 839 77 865
Strawberries 6 926 12 440 16 439 14 241 16 787 17 894 16 904 15 203
Other crops3  152 636  115 879  182 262  156 089 91 891 97 343  103 470 96 854
Fallow land 89 553 76 587  106 447 89 015 20 400 9 790 8 585 9 140
Meadows for mowing and pastures4 6 578 125 6 169 405 5 388 492 5 478 349 6 387 855 6 613 284 6 651 361 6 632 475
Fully cultivated meadows4 4 828 500 4 583 978 4 156 789 4 385 114 4 876 624 4 896 300 4 905 540 4 882 324
Not fully cultivated meadows 1 749 625 1 585 427 1 231 703 1 093 235 1 511 231 1 716 984 1 745 821 1 750 151
Surface-cultivated meadows .. .. .. ..  295 165  261 102  253 754  241 616
Infield pastures .. .. .. .. 1 216 066 1 455 882 1 492 067 1 508 535
1  Refers to holdings with at least 5 decares agricultural area in use.
2  Joint operations etc. with less than 5 decares agricultural area in use are included.
3  For 1959, 1969, 1979 and 1989 the areas used for lawns and ornamental gardens are included. As from 1979 the area used for harvesting of meadow seed is included.
4  For 1959 and 1969 the area used for harvesting of meadow seed is included.

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