Livestock husbandry

Updated: 11 May 2023

Next update: 13 May 2024

Change in number of beef cows
Change in number of beef cows
2022 - 2023
0.9
%
Livestock husbandry, as of 1 March
Livestock husbandry, as of 1 March
2023Per cent change
2022 - 20232014 - 2023
Holdings keeping domestic animals25 493-0.4-12.5
Number
Dairy cows203 327-3.7-11.5
Beef cows109 4710.959.2
Sheep915 344-1.4-11.3
Dairy goat34 562-2.616.2
Pigs for breeding, total71 306-1.3-26.6
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Selected tables and charts from this statistics

  • Holdings keeping domestic animals of various kinds as per 1 March
    Holdings keeping domestic animals of various kinds as per 1 March1 2
    Holdings with
    Domestic animalsCattleCows, totalDiary cowsBeef cowsWinter feed sheepPigs, totalHensDairy goats
    201926 58313 35212 2447 6005 50313 7341 8531 320282
    202026 20313 11312 0067 2145 73913 5461 7211 470280
    202126 02612 91811 8316 9105 93613 4241 6951 456273
    202225 60412 69711 7146 7236 02313 2551 6651 381268
    202325 49312 36811 4296 4995 99613 1991 6061 316259
    County
    Oslo and Viken2 3831 05196635267088119419614
    Innlandet4 2642 3782 2311 2261 2731 69030718248
    Vestfold og Telemark1 1594794491263474451248214
    Agder1 4157116622634627764673:
    Rogaland3 5281 8341 7311 0249722 35843615811
    Vestland4 8601 7381 5389836313 54310218469
    Møre og Romsdal1 9209538465863071 021429424
    Trøndelag - Trööndelage3 5592 1201 9891 2699031 153251222:
    Nordland - Nordlánnda1 529773708435333818867222
    Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku87633130923598514185349
    1Comprises holdings whitch applied for governmental production subsidies.
    2Preliminary figures for last year.
    Explanation of symbols
  • Cattle and sheep. No of heads as per 1 March
    Cattle and sheep. No of heads as per 1 March1 2
    CattleCows, totalDiary cowsBeef cowsOther cattleWinter feed sheep
    2020876 776306 076207 85598 221570 700947 499
    2021882 968317 073212 629104 444565 895944 347
    2022893 771319 590211 058108 532574 181928 234
    2023885 982312 798203 327109 471573 184915 344
    County
    Oslo and Viken74 72827 45012 62414 82647 27853 884
    Innlandet184 88064 22635 97228 254120 654141 839
    Vestfold og Telemark31 04111 4274 1317 29619 61423 525
    Agder37 95014 1246 6047 52023 82640 184
    Rogaland153 77852 76737 12015 647101 011195 321
    Vestland81 73530 23423 2926 94251 501180 333
    Møre og Romsdal66 40423 05018 3334 71743 35456 166
    Trøndelag - Trööndelage175 93661 57644 38617 190114 36098 339
    Nordland - Nordlánnda57 11919 58114 0155 56637 53876 089
    Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku22 4118 3636 8501 51314 04849 664
    1Preliminary figures for last year
    2Comprises holdings which applied for governmental subsidies.
    Explanation of symbols
  • Domestic animals. Number of heads as per 1 March.
    Domestic animals. Number of heads as per 1 March.1 2
    Dairy goatsPigs for breeding, totalLaying hens
    202035 72377 4044 107 831
    202135 91575 2004 163 101
    202235 47272 2484 135 095
    202334 56271 3064 108 092
    County
    Oslo and Viken1 8737 799690 201
    Innlandet5 20315 594581 819
    Vestfold og Telemark1 7115 384226 366
    Agder221 347135 871
    Rogaland1 94120 5491 008 834
    Vestland7 9082 021193 475
    Møre og Romsdal4 249660145 432
    Trøndelag - Trööndelage44313 7331 006 229
    Nordland - Nordlánnda3 6653 95080 904
    Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku7 54726938 961
    1Comprises holdings wich applied for governmental production subsidies.
    2Preliminary figures for the last year.
    Explanation of symbols
  • Holdings with various kinds of domestic animals, by size of herd. As per 1 March
    Holdings with various kinds of domestic animals, by size of herd. As per 1 March1 2
    HoldingsNumber of heads
    2019202020212022202320192020202120222023
    Cows, total
    Total12 24412 00611 83111 71411 429307 520306 076317 073319 590312 798
    1-45925665715474901 5281 4751 4851 4141 244
    5-91 7471 6481 5651 5051 49512 58111 87911 36210 87110 797
    10-141 9171 8931 7711 7771 68723 09122 74521 29121 33320 222
    15-191 9011 8481 7081 6371 58632 16031 33728 89027 73126 814
    20-292 4332 3472 2752 1892 17658 12556 05854 35152 28552 249
    30-3 6543 7043 9414 0593 995180 035182 582199 694205 956201 472
    Dairy cows
    Total7 6007 2146 9106 7236 499215 069207 855212 629211 058203 327
    1-4402930282514196928977
    5-95344714023713834 0083 5393 0092 7952 889
    10-141 1111 05590988183213 55212 95411 16610 77510 167
    15-191 4181 3261 1691 0651 01323 94622 52219 88318 13017 164
    20-291 8261 6721 5711 4941 43543 54039 94437 48135 81134 481
    30-2 6712 6612 8292 8842 811129 882128 800140 998143 458138 549
    Beef cows
    Total5 5035 7395 9366 0235 99692 45198 221104 444108 532109 471
    1-47797917857436741 8381 9131 9071 7481 588
    5-91 5171 5101 7631 5021 49410 72810 66410 88110 68610 599
    10-191 5611 6851 8651 8331 81321 39223 08824 21625 25425 054
    20-1 6461 7531 7531 9452 01558 49362 55667 44070 84472 230
    Sheep
    Total13 73413 54613 42413 25513 199936 203947 499944 347928 234915 344
    1-98488257857929035 1025 0814 9114 9695 642
    10-191 7501 6641 6521 6841 66825 31724 15824 06724 49224 028
    20-494 4514 3474 2954 2454 181146 689143 527141 929140 502137 507
    50-993 6413 5983 5823 4913 402256 834254 928253 288247 456240 419
    100-1491 7351 6921 6751 5991 584209 236205 933203 438194 143193 536
    150-1 3091 4201 4351 4441 461293 025313 872316 714316 672314 212
    Sows for breeding
    Total1 05395192088184181 79275 47973 59770 48569 707
    1-193072462442362142 1061 4841 4461 3541 333
    20-391601601511411294 5944 6614 4204 1133 720
    40-591861581541441409 1867 7667 5887 0726 940
    60-791019910194927 0056 7767 0096 4906 318
    80-9964595650495 6275 2194 9894 3984 317
    100 or more23522921421621753 27449 57348 14547 05847 079
    Laying hens
    Total1 3201 4701 4561 3811 3163 998 3414 107 8314 163 1014 135 0954 108 092
    1-9974787585478072611 85613 56014 51314 39613 009
    100-49938454749437 7288 5018 8099 7149 566
    500-9997101113114 8197 1007 5109 1367 748
    1000-1999141716151420 21124 18022 62321 64820 554
    2000-4999282931262495 929101 725104 54286 90086 094
    5000-4864944974984983 857 7983 952 7654 005 1043 993 3013 971 121
    1Preliminary figures for last year.
    2Comprises holdings which applied for governmental subsidies.
    Explanation of symbols

About the statistics

The statistics gives information about holdings with livestock and number of livestock.

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Name: Livestock husbandry

Topic: Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing

13 May 2024

Division for Housing, Property, Spatial and Agricultural Statistics

County, municipality

Annual

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Primary data is stored at Statistics Norway.

The purpose is to chart the extent of livestock keeping at the municipal level. Information from this register has been used since 1984.

The statistics is used by the Norwegian Institute for Land Inventory (NIJOS), Norwegian Agricultural Economic Research Institute (NILF), public enterprises at the municipal and county level, the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, in research and by agricultural organizations.

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Statistics Act § 10-1.

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The population covers everyone who applies for agricultural production subsidies as of 1 March. Those who do not have the right to production subsidies or do not apply for other reasons are not covered by the statistics.

The administrative record of everyone who applies for an agricultural production subsidy from the Norwegian Agricultural Authority is the compilation basis of the statistics. The register contains information on number of livestock on holdings.

Only one production subsidy is given per holding. A holding is an agricultural enterprise including livestock keeping. The holding includes everything operated as a unit.

Five per cent of the applications are also selected for special control. The control shall cover all reports submitted by the applicant on physical censuses of animals and measuring of areas. A number of machine controls of the material are also carried out. Statistics Norway also runs some machine controls upon receipt of the data material.

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Figures are not presented if there is a risk of identifying any unit.

Since 1984 the statistics on area use and livestock keeping are based on applications for production subsidies.

The Agricultural Authority in the municipality shall ensure that the applications are in compliance with production subsidy regulations.

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