Horticultural production

Updated: 16 May 2023

Next update: 14 May 2024

Change in production of fruit
Change in production of fruit
2021 - 2022
-8.3
%
Horticultural production
Horticultural production
TonnesPer cent change from
20222021 - 20222018 - 2022
Fruit20 895-8.313.8
Garden berries9 70310.2-14.5
Vegetables188 958-6.88.1
Explanation of symbols

Selected tables and charts from this statistics

  • Yield of fruit, garden berries and vegetables. Tonnes
    Yield of fruit, garden berries and vegetables. Tonnes1
    20182019202020212022
    Fruit18 36219 51613 95222 77720 895
    Garden berries11 35012 4399 8628 8089 703
    Vegetables2 174 783191 367205 378202 684188 958
    1Refers to holdings which fulfil one or more of these conditions: Minimum 1 decare of fruit trees, 1 decare of field-grown berries, 2 decare of field-grown vegetables including herbs, or 300 m2 of vegetables including herbs grown in greenhouses.
    2Yield of vegetables refer to field grown crops and crops under glass/plastics. Beans and processing peas are not included.
    Explanation of symbols
  • Yield of various horticultural crops
    Yield of various horticultural crops1
    2022
    Area (decares)Yield per decare (kg)Yield (tonnes)
    Fruit
    Apples15 9551 07017 077
    Pears709821582
    Plums4 0135022 014
    Sweet cherries1 384637882
    Cherries470517243
    Garden berries
    Black currant2 632203534
    Strawberry9 3817527 052
    Raspberry2 8996561 903
    Vegetables, field grown
    Cauliflower5 1601 5578 033
    Early cabbage9561 8781 795
    Winter cabbage3 4323 70412 711
    Brussels sprouts1 5937531 200
    Chinese cabbage1 1482 3552 704
    Broccoli3 8867072 747
    Table swedes4 1442 3719 824
    Carrot15 5583 16349 207
    Leek1 2442 6013 236
    Beetroots1 5352 6884 126
    Onion7 1922 99121 512
    Root celery1 9992 1444 285
    Ridge cucumber7492 8062 102
    Iceberg lettuce4 6981 2956 085
    Other lettuces field-grown4 6872 28510 708
    Vegetables under glass/plastics (yield in kg per m²)
    Cucumber in greenhouse2896819 607
    Tomato in greenhouse3773613 562
    Head/root lettuce in greenhouse88242 131
    1Refer to holdings which fulfil one or more of these conditions: Minimum 1 decare of fruit trees, 1 decare of field-grown berries, 2 decare of field-grown vegetables including herbs or 300 m2 of vegetables including herbs grown in greenhouses.
    Explanation of symbols

About the statistics

The statistics present annual statistics covering total area, production yields per area unit and total production for important horticultural crops.

Agricultural holding: A single unit, both technically and economically, which has single management and which produces agricultural products.

Area of vegetables: If a specific crop is harvested more than once on the same area during the same growth season, the area is counted only once. If the same area is used for various succeeding crops, the area will be counted for each crop. Consequently, the total area will be greater than the basic area used for production of vegetables, e.g. the area recorded in Structure of Agriculture.

Production: Defined as production that can be utilized for sale and home consumption.

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14 May 2024
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County.

Annual.

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A data file with anonymous individual data is stored at Statistics Norway.

The purpose of the statistics is to present annual statistics covering total area, production yields per area unit and total production for important horticultural crops.

Up to 2005 Statistics Norway worked out area and production statistics for horticultural crops. From 1996 to 2004 the Norwegian Agricultural Authority had the responsibility. From 2006 the statistics are again being worked out by Statistics Norway. Methods and procedures were changed when the Norwegian Agricultural Authority was in charge of the statistics. For 2005-2009 Statistics Norway has kept the same methodology as developed and used by the Norwegian Agricultural Authority.

The statistics are used by professional organizations, the Budget Committee for Agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and various research institutions such as the Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute.

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Statistics Act § 10-1.

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Horticultural production comprises statistics on garden berries, fruits, field grown vegetables and vegetables grown in greenhouses. The statistics are based on information about area and production collected by questionnaire in a sample survey. Active agricultural holdings meeting minimum one of the following requirements are included in the statistics:
  • Cultivating minimum 300 m2 of vegetables grown in greenhouses, including herbs

  • Cultivating minimum 1,0 decare of field-grown vegetables, including herbs

  • Cultivating minimum 1,0 decare of fruit

  • Cultivating minimum 1,0 decare of garden berries

The Register of Applications for Agricultural Production Subsidies provides information about the holding, such as name and address of the holder and size of area of the various crop categories.

Detailed information about cultivated area and production of garden berries, fruits, field-grown vegetables and vegetables in greenhouses are compiled from the questionnaire.

Data on area and production of processing peas and beans are collected from the processing industry.

The sample is based on holdings growing field grown vegetables, vegetables under glass, fruit and berries.

The sample comprises approximately 2 000 agricultural holdings cultivating at least one of the crop categories mentioned above.

In January web-forms are sent to the agricultural holdings in the survey. The respondents must answer the questionnaire via Internet.

A number of controls and corrections are done to ensure consistency both on a single questionnaire and between questionnaires and available register information. If necessary, holdings are contacted for to clear up misconceptions in the questionnaire.

Production reported in other measuring units than specified on the questionnaire, are recalculated by using predetermined factors.

The data compiled are used to calculate total area, yield per unit of area and total production per crop and county for year of survey.

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

The statistics are basically comparable back to 1996.

Primary data obtained from questionnaires may contain errors. For instance it can be difficult for the holder to give precise figures for crops that can be sold in bunch or pieces, like radishes. A number of errors are discovered and corrected during the data revision at Statistics Norway. However some measurements and processing errors are unavoidable. Extensive work has been carried out to reduce these errors as much as possible.

Some of the crops are produced by a limited number of holdings. Non-response of holdings with great area will have significant impact on the estimated figures. Regular response-rate for preliminary figures is about 75 percent.

The quality of the register basis from which the population is selected also has an impact on the quality of the final result.

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