Statistics Norway

Structure of Agriculture

5 Agricultural area, by use. 1979, 1989, 1999, 2006-2009*. Decares
Crop 19791 19891 19992 20062 20072 20082 2009*2
Agricultural area in use, total 9 535 278 9 910 773 10 382 466 10 344 607 10 320 198 10 244 883 10 152 194
Of which              
Fully cultivated land 8 303 575 8 817 538 8 871 235 8 627 623 8 574 377 8 493 506 8 398 974
Open fields and gardens 4 146 786 4 432 425 3 994 611 3 731 323 3 668 837 3 609 241 3 570 659
Grain and oil seeds 3 252 271 3 529 803 3 345 392 3 246 945 3 181 056 3 138 319 3 109 264
Wheat  170 021  382 484  515 798  857 477  912 150  931 697  816 313
Rye and triticale 16 855 4 245 26 891 60 583 76 302 81 694 71 226
Barley 2 000 838 1 759 910 1 825 917 1 524 260 1 406 749 1 299 067 1 364 205
Oats 1 006 720 1 321 950  913 130  739 486  723 853  777 747  814 407
Oil seeds 53 311 61 215 63 656 65 139 62 002 48 114 43 113
Potato  214 013  188 910  148 522  140 460  144 658  143 212  137 537
Crops for green fodder and silage  320 136  397 337  311 428  149 117  137 325  130 566  119 385
Vegetables, field grown 55 218 57 030 60 187 69 774 76 839 76 288 72 346
Strawberries 16 439 14 241 16 787 17 894 16 904 15 233 14 399
Other crops3  186 788  156 089 91 891 97 343  103 470 96 243  108 102
Fallow land  106 447 89 015 20 400 9 790 8 585 9 380 9 626
Meadows for mowing and pastures 5 388 492 5 478 349 6 387 855 6 613 284 6 651 361 6 635 638 6 581 535
Fully cultivated meadows 4 156 789 4 385 114 4 876 624 4 896 300 4 905 540 4 884 265 4 828 315
Not fully cultivated meadows 1 231 703 1 093 235 1 511 231 1 716 984 1 745 821 1 751 373 1 753 220
Surface-cultivated meadows .. ..  295 165  261 102  253 754  243 272  229 919
Infield pastures .. .. 1 216 066 1 455 882 1 492 067 1 508 101 1 523 301
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 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.

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