Forest owners' income, 2009

The number of personal forest owners with positive forestry income decreased by 5 per cent from the previous year. In total, almost 23 900 persons had this type of income. Of these, 15 per cent had an entrepreneurial income from forestry exceeding NOK 50 000.

Forestry income totalled NOK 901 million

There are 111 700 personal forest owners with a productive forest area of 25 decares or more. In 2009, their accumulated entrepreneurial income from forestry was NOK 813 million. In addition, spouses of forest owners had NOK 88 million in income from forestry in the same year. In 2008, the corresponding income was NOK 903 million and NOK 98 million respectively.

Average gross income decreased

The average gross income of forest owners with entrepreneurial income from forestry was NOK 466 000; a decrease of NOK 17 000 compared with 2008. Income from forestry accounted for 7 per cent of the gross income, while other entrepreneurial income accounted for 32 per cent. Income from wages and salaries accounted for 43 per cent, and the remainder was made up of pensions and other income. Other wages, which comprise financial income, decreased by 30 per cent compared with 2008.

Tables:

• Table 1 Average incomes, debt, gross wealth and assessed taxes for personal forest owners with positive entrepreneurial income from forestry, by county, size of productive forest area, sex and age. 2009. NOK
• Table 2 Incomes, debt, gross wealth and assessed taxes for personal forest owners with at least 25 decares productive forest area, by county, size of productive forest area, sex and age. 2009. NOK million
• Table 3 Entrepreneurial income forestry for personal forest owners, by size of income. 2008 and 2009. NOK million.