Meat production

Updated: 30 October 2023

Next update: 24 April 2024

Change in Pig Carcasses
Change in Pig Carcasses
1st half year 2022 - 1st half year 2023
-1.5
Carcasses approved for human consumption.
Carcasses approved for human consumption.
TonnesPer cent
1st half year 20231st half year 2022 - 1st half year 20231st half year 2018 - 1st half year 2023
Pig65 719-1.5-5.9
Poultry57 0580.015.7
Cattle42 9250.60.7
Sheep1 9264.1-16.1
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Selected tables and charts from this statistics

  • Public meat inspection. Carcasses approved for human consumption. 1st half year. Number of carcasses
    Public meat inspection. Carcasses approved for human consumption. 1st half year. Number of carcasses
    PigPoultryCattleSheepGoatHorseOther meat
    1st half year 2013796 70935 039 839148 975136 22512 11259584
    1st half year 2014793 50639 133 478143 795141 47812 48729350
    1st half year 2015783 37832 799 531136 814135 19214 75317239
    1st half year 2016821 34332 810 663136 704140 51714 14012740
    1st half year 2017806 22333 986 597136 967158 77717 18411269
    1st half year 2018854 88232 385 326149 477110 08716 1288139
    1st half year 2019795 15334 418 075151 11170 96115 6986166
    1st half year 2020781 71134 661 512140 25673 55815 4862831
    1st half year 2021772 09336 888 744136 65674 74815 0782358
    1st half year 2022765 66236 351 610144 46875 84714 526181
    1st half year 2023757 41736 127 213148 21081 63814 537236
    1st half year 2023
    Oslo and Viken85 5996 489 51312 4735 4242 27120
    Innlandet170 9275 866 61430 26112 8152 79753
    Vestfold og Telemark58 6361 151 8285 0661 60095403
    Agder15 936158 7095 9944 3196920
    Rogaland210 54711 231 09626 07218 56665000
    Vestland26 10046 06714 98215 9703 90500
    Møre og Romsdal12 72867 21611 4104 5151 45000
    Trøndelag - Trööndelage132 61811 116 17029 3686 93527190
    Nordland - Nordlánnda40 66009 1566 84893500
    Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku3 66703 4284 6461 23500
    Explanation of symbols
  • Public meat inspection. Carcasses approved for human consumption. 1st half year. Tonnes
    Public meat inspection. Carcasses approved for human consumption. 1st half year. Tonnes
    PigPoultryCattleSheepHorseOther meat
    1st half year 201362 95649 40340 4083 517160167
    1st half year 201463 70954 50138 9113 60380164
    1st half year 201565 69646 24738 3473 50148161
    1st half year 201669 31147 72339 1573 61636165
    1st half year 201767 42753 09039 5003 82631193
    1st half year 201869 80749 30042 6422 29623170
    1st half year 201964 67752 97543 1271 72017172
    1st half year 202064 94653 62441 1231 7568169
    1st half year 202166 79157 51640 3671 8487166
    1st half year 202266 71957 03042 6871 8505156
    1st half year 202365 71957 05842 9251 9266151
    1st half year 2023
    Oslo and Viken7 49511 6983 644132120
    Innlandet14 9878 9089 191317126
    Vestfold og Telemark5 1282 4281 5484108
    Agder1 3732381 7189811
    Rogaland18 36416 9247 69944807
    Vestland2 211933 981369037
    Møre og Romsdal1 080773 197103016
    Trøndelag - Trööndelage11 36116 6918 36216033
    Nordland - Nordlánnda3 40602 656153013
    Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku3130929105021
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About the statistics

The statistics include the number of carcasses approved for human consumption.

In the statistics, the term poultry is often used. Poultry includes hens, cocks, chickens, turkeys and other poultry.

Oslo County is merged with Akershus County because of very few holdings in Oslo County.

Meat production

24 April 2024
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County.

Half-yearly and yearly.

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

The purpose for the statistics is to obtain information about production of meat in Norway.

The main users of the statistics are the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute, the Agricultural Budget Commission, the Norwegian Farmers Union, the Norwegian Smallholders Union etc.

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All deliveries of carcasses to slaughterhouses during the year is supposed to be included in the register.

The register for delivieries of carcasses to norwegian slaughterhouses.

The statistics is checked up at aggregated level (country and county figures) by comparing with previous years registrations.

The Register for deliveries of carcasses obtains information about all delivered carcasses during the time period. Statistics Norway recieves aggregated data files, where the information about deliveries of different kinds of livestock from each single holder during a month is collected in one record.

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

Before 1995, the statistics is based on forms from each slaughterhouse, where number and weight of carcasses of different kinds per month was registered. The location of the holdings with deliveries of carcasses was not registered on the forms, and it was not possible to give other figures than deliveries per month of the different carcasses. As from 1995, the statistics is based on use of register data, and figures can be given also for approved carcasses both in counties and municipalities.

The most important source of error is that the slaughterhouse may fill in incorrect information during the registration.

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