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Non-harvest mortality of cervids
The statistics show the number of moose, red-deer, wild reindeer and roe-deer that perished or was killed beyond ordinary hunting.
Selected figures from these statistics
- Registered non-harvest mortality of cervidsDownload table as ...Registered non-harvest mortality of cervids
Number Change in per cent 2024-2025 2023-2024 - 2024-2025 2020-2021 - 2024-2025 Total 14 405 -9.8 5.5 Moose Animals killed by vehicle 980 -9.8 3.6 Animals killed by train 395 -26.7 1.5 Animals killed by other causes 1 750 -3.7 -6.5 Red deer Animals killed by vehicle 890 3.1 -3.4 Animals killed by train 51 -31.1 -17.7 Animals killed by other causes 679 -32.4 -25.6 Wild reindeer Animals killed by vehicle 1 . . Animals killed by train 0 -100.0 . Animals killed by other causes 137 90.3 50.5 Roe deer Animals killed by vehicle 6 801 -5.2 9.4 Animals killed by train 225 -31.4 13.6 Animals killed by other causes 2 496 -16.9 21.9 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Registered non-harvest mortality of cervids. Killed by motor vehicle or train, by countyDownload table as ...Registered non-harvest mortality of cervids. Killed by motor vehicle or train, by county
Total Moose Red deer Wild reindeer Roe deer 2012-2013 6 413 1 724 684 2 4 003 2013-2014 5 889 1 358 743 4 3 784 2014-2015 6 158 1 439 781 2 3 936 2015-2016 6 298 1 355 639 1 4 303 2016-2017 7 319 1 354 873 2 5 090 2017-2018 10 197 2 374 1 223 1 6 599 2018-2019 8 777 1 504 1 038 1 6 234 2019-2020 8 543 1 504 977 8 6 054 2020-2021 8 732 1 335 983 0 6 414 2021-2022 9 777 1 593 1 084 3 7 097 2022-2023 10 270 1 783 899 2 7 586 2023-2024 10 070 1 626 937 3 7 504 2024-2025 9 343 1 375 941 1 7 026 County Østfold 876 44 5 0 827 Akershus 967 80 3 0 884 Oslo 54 1 0 0 53 Innlandet 1 703 384 63 1 1 255 Buskerud 489 76 15 0 398 Vestfold 501 16 3 0 482 Telemark 480 52 12 0 416 Agder 666 67 17 0 582 Rogaland 315 4 37 0 274 Vestland 458 5 426 0 27 Møre og Romsdal 728 7 231 0 490 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 1 577 315 123 0 1 139 Nordland - Nordlánnda 430 234 6 0 190 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 71 66 0 0 5 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 28 24 0 0 4 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Registered non-harvest mortality of cervids, by county and causeDownload table as ...Registered non-harvest mortality of cervids, by county and cause
Total Moose Red deer Wild reindeer Roe deer 2012-2013 9 104 2 969 1 160 53 4 922 2013-2014 8 452 2 674 1 166 57 4 555 2014-2015 8 750 2 777 1 293 22 4 658 2015-2016 8 941 2 603 1 087 96 5 155 2016-2017 10 827 2 817 1 459 411 6 140 2017-2018 17 019 4 256 2 513 1 563 8 687 2018-2019 14 113 3 343 2 509 110 8 151 2019-2020 12 245 3 064 1 624 165 7 392 2020-2021 13 655 3 206 1 896 91 8 462 2021-2022 14 756 3 314 2 155 189 9 098 2022-2023 15 909 3 678 1 899 94 10 238 2023-2024 15 969 3 444 1 941 75 10 509 2024-2025 14 405 3 125 1 620 138 9 522 County Østfold 1 264 122 6 0 1 136 Akershus 1 367 167 6 0 1 194 Oslo 147 4 0 0 143 Innlandet 2 475 757 100 17 1 601 Buskerud 669 135 35 6 493 Vestfold 1 466 4 0 731 731 Telemark 763 139 22 23 579 Agder 1 022 195 29 5 793 Rogaland 501 13 58 0 430 Vestland 869 10 802 9 48 Møre og Romsdal 1 093 22 364 76 631 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 2 397 772 188 2 1 435 Nordland - Nordlánnda 791 492 6 0 293 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 193 184 0 0 9 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 74 68 0 0 6 Cause Animals killed as nuisance 71 13 45 0 13 Animals felled illegally 37 9 17 4 7 Animals killed by vehicle 8 672 980 890 1 6 801 Animals killed by train 671 395 51 0 225 Animals killed by other causes 4 954 1 728 617 133 2 476 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 24 June 2025.
Cervids
Cervids includes moose (Alces alces), red deer (Cervus elaphus), wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus).
Registered non-harvest mortality of cervids
The number of moose, red-deer, wild reindeer and roe-deer that perish or are felled beyond ordinary hunting.
Animals killed by other causes
Includes animals perished, killed by predators or of humanity reasons
The hunting year
One hunting year runs from 1 April to 31 March the following year.
Name: Non-harvest mortality of cervids
Topic: Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
Division for Housing, Property, Spatial and Agricultural Statistics
Municipality.
The statistics are published annually, three months after the hunting year has ended.
Collected and revised data are stored securely by Statistics Norway in compliance with applicable legislation on data processing.
Statistics Norway can grant access to the source data (de-identified or anonymised microdata) on which the statistics are based, for researchers and public authorities for the purposes of preparing statistical results and analyses. Access can be granted upon application and subject to conditions. Refer to the details about this at Access to data from Statistics Norway.
The purpose of the statistics is to provide information at municipality level on the reduction of deer outside ordinary hunting. Statistics are provided dating back to the hunting year 1965/66. Until 1951, the reduction outside ordinary hunting was included in the ordinary hunting statistics.
The statistics are compiled for the Norwegian Enviroment Agency and serve as an important tool in the local and national management of deer stocks. Public agencies (ministries, counties, municipalities) and research institutes use the statistics. Other important user groups include professional publications and hunters.
No external users have access to statistics before they are released at 8 a.m. on ssb.no after at least three months’ advance notice in the release calendar. This is one of the most important principles in Statistics Norway for ensuring the equal treatment of users.
Statistics on the registered mortality of large carnivores and eagles are published annually.
The statistics are developed, produced and disseminated pursuant to Act no. 32 of 21 June 2019 relating to official statistics and Statistics Norway (the Statistics Act).
The statistics cover killed game reported to the municipal wildlife management department. In general, all reductions of deer outside ordinary hunting must be reported, but for various reasons this is not always done. The combined data can consequently be viewed as minimum figures.
Each year, a few municipalities fail to report. These municipalities typically have few or no registered cervids that have been shot or died outside of the regular hunting.
The statistics are based on reports from municipal wildlife management departments.
The municipalities report to Statistics Norway via the Internet.
Editing is defined here as checking, examining and amending data. Regular controls and revisions are carried out on the incoming material. The forms are checked for absolute and possible errors, and errors are corrected during the revision of the forms. Where necessary, the municipal and county authorities are contacted to clarify cases of doubt.
The number of killed animals is summarised and distributed by municipality.
Employees of Statistics Norway have a duty of confidentiality.
Statistics Norway does not publish figures if there is a risk of the respondent’s contribution being identified. This means that, as a general rule, figures are not published if fewer than three units form the basis of a cell in a table or if the contribution of one or two respondents constitutes a very large part of the cell total.
Statistics Norway can make exceptions to the general rule if deemed necessary to meet the requirements of the EEA agreement, if the respondent is a public authority, if the respondent has consented to this, or when the information disclosed is openly accessible to the public.
More information can be found on Statistics Norway’s website under Methods in official statistics, in the ‘Confidentiality’ section.
Breaks in the time series have not occurred since the statistics were started for the hunting year 1965/66. Starting with the hunting year 1990/91, the data were broken down by male animal, female animal and calf.
It can be difficult to determine the sex and age of animals that have been dead for a long time before they are found. In such cases the municipal wildlife management department must use its judgement.
Reporting to Statistics Norway is compulsory for all municipalities. Statistics Norway and the county management remind municipalities that have not forwarded the reports within the time limit. In that way all municipalities are covered.