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Key figures
4.9 %
increase in production of beef and veal
| Tonnes | Per cent change from | Per cent change from | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2017 - 2018 | 2013 - 2018 | |
| Total | 352 326 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Pig | 137 316 | 0.0 | 7.7 |
| Poultry | 98 165 | -2.8 | -5.6 |
| Cattle | 89 396 | 4.9 | 6.8 |
| Sheep | 26 973 | -1.7 | 15.2 |
See selected tables from this statistics
Table 1
Public meat inspection. Carcasses approved for human consumption. Tonnes
| Pig | Poultry | Cattle | Sheep | Horse | Other meat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 117 735 | 70 036 | 84 678 | 23 426 | 384 | 307 |
| 2008 | 122 692 | 84 025 | 86 447 | 24 115 | 362 | 334 |
| 2009 | 123 623 | 81 737 | 84 787 | 23 927 | 441 | 326 |
| 2010 | 128 753 | 84 785 | 83 508 | 24 438 | 416 | 339 |
| 2011 | 130 787 | 84 701 | 81 638 | 23 382 | 431 | 272 |
| 2012 | 131 559 | 91 156 | 77 982 | 22 777 | 367 | 314 |
| 2013 | 127 516 | 104 030 | 83 696 | 23 424 | 295 | 378 |
| 2014 | 128 820 | 106 084 | 78 732 | 24 156 | 153 | 348 |
| 2015 | 134 669 | 92 532 | 79 672 | 25 555 | 92 | 297 |
| 2016 | 137 716 | 98 292 | 81 676 | 25 990 | 71 | 308 |
| 2017 | 137 250 | 100 969 | 85 196 | 27 445 | 61 | 364 |
| 2018 | 137 316 | 98 165 | 89 396 | 26 973 | 56 | 420 |
| 2018 | ||||||
| Østfold | 10 374 | 17 898 | 2 244 | 186 | 1 | 3 |
| Akershus and Oslo | 5 289 | 2 003 | 2 191 | 315 | 4 | 5 |
| Hedmark | 19 336 | 14 877 | 6 791 | 1 569 | 7 | 27 |
| Oppland | 9 507 | 1 079 | 13 568 | 3 785 | 12 | 51 |
| Buskerud | 1 075 | 954 | 2 757 | 1 476 | 2 | 27 |
| Vestfold | 9 120 | 4 038 | 1 663 | 159 | 2 | 2 |
| Telemark | 2 019 | 538 | 1 532 | 657 | 0 | 17 |
| Aust-Agder | 1 135 | - | 966 | 369 | 2 | 1 |
| Vest-Agder | 1 341 | 662 | 2 582 | 646 | 2 | 1 |
| Rogaland | 39 710 | 27 558 | 14 575 | 5 306 | 2 | 17 |
| Hordaland | 2 683 | 180 | 3 456 | 2 219 | 0 | 26 |
| Sogn og Fjordane | 2 151 | - | 4 666 | 2 165 | 3 | 57 |
| Møre og Romsdal | 2 567 | 158 | 7 094 | 1 335 | 0 | 38 |
| Trøndelag | 23 105 | 28 220 | 16 895 | 2 814 | 16 | 17 |
| Sør-Trøndelag (-2017) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nord-Trøndelag (-2017) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nordland | 7 089 | - | 6 310 | 2 323 | 3 | 26 |
| Troms - Romsa | 786 | - | 1 389 | 1 380 | 0 | 57 |
| Finnmark - Finnmárku | 29 | - | 716 | 271 | - | - |
Table 2
Public meat inspection. Carcasses approved for human consumption. Number of carcasses
| Pig | Poultry | Cattle | Sheep | Goat | Horse | Other meat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 463 943 | 55 499 318 | 320 885 | 1 164 083 | 22 180 | 1 406 | 287 |
| 2008 | 1 496 218 | 63 332 157 | 324 985 | 1 164 049 | 24 385 | 1 331 | 332 |
| 2009 | 1 514 409 | 60 497 149 | 312 548 | 1 165 178 | 23 712 | 1 605 | 356 |
| 2010 | 1 565 736 | 63 423 803 | 306 840 | 1 203 824 | 24 295 | 1 527 | 455 |
| 2011 | 1 580 311 | 63 725 881 | 305 595 | 1 184 459 | 19 889 | 1 610 | .. |
| 2012 | 1 599 697 | 65 918 493 | 294 032 | 1 133 891 | 20 771 | 1 355 | 394 |
| 2013 | 1 605 477 | 74 095 416 | 312 331 | 1 174 920 | 23 630 | 1 098 | 990 |
| 2014 | 1 587 993 | 75 971 778 | 290 328 | 1 177 866 | 21 398 | 555 | 396 |
| 2015 | 1 604 700 | 65 163 349 | 284 092 | 1 227 830 | 24 011 | 330 | 104 |
| 2016 | 1 651 378 | 67 902 952 | 286 213 | 1 284 601 | 23 820 | 253 | 95 |
| 2017 | 1 648 097 | 65 518 009 | 298 013 | 1 376 317 | 28 617 | 212 | 104 |
| 2018 | 1 703 823 | 64 342 219 | 320 081 | 1 351 716 | 29 165 | 201 | 376 |
| 2018 | |||||||
| Østfold | 127 230 | 10 448 602 | 7 750 | 10 007 | 264 | 5 | - |
| Akershus and Oslo | 68 681 | 1 171 478 | 7 550 | 16 132 | 329 | 15 | - |
| Hedmark | 236 669 | 10 662 343 | 23 390 | 75 697 | 1 509 | 24 | 91 |
| Oppland | 115 364 | 654 213 | 46 509 | 178 479 | 4 317 | 41 | 20 |
| Buskerud | 12 459 | 379 245 | 10 629 | 69 129 | 2 771 | 5 | - |
| Vestfold | 112 739 | 1 906 481 | 5 796 | 8 609 | 40 | 7 | 113 |
| Telemark | 24 473 | 287 073 | 5 829 | 32 286 | 1 682 | 1 | 3 |
| Aust-Agder | 14 420 | - | 3 782 | 19 501 | 99 | 6 | - |
| Vest-Agder | 17 908 | 468 912 | 9 669 | 32 876 | 81 | 8 | 2 |
| Rogaland | 491 416 | 18 962 350 | 52 900 | 270 634 | 1 454 | 8 | - |
| Hordaland | 33 224 | 69 546 | 13 605 | 118 562 | 1 887 | 1 | - |
| Sogn og Fjordane | 27 104 | - | 18 031 | 105 134 | 4 930 | 13 | - |
| Møre og Romsdal | 32 092 | 121 255 | 25 451 | 72 472 | 3 548 | 1 | - |
| Trøndelag | 290 829 | 19 210 721 | 59 824 | 144 902 | 897 | 54 | 146 |
| Sør-Trøndelag (-2017) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nord-Trøndelag (-2017) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nordland | 89 008 | - | 21 620 | 117 988 | 1 739 | 11 | 1 |
| Troms - Romsa | 9 866 | - | 4 953 | 65 859 | 3 618 | 1 | - |
| Finnmark - Finnmárku | 341 | - | 2 793 | 13 449 | - | - | - |
About the statistics
The statistics include the number of carcasses approved for human consumption.
Definitions
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In the statistics, the term poultry is often used. Poultry includes hens, cocks, chickens, turkeys and other poultry.
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Oslo County is merged with Akershus County because of very few holdings in Oslo County.
Administrative information
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Name: Meat production
Topic: Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
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Division for Primary Industry Statistics
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County.
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Half-yearly and yearly.
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Not relevant.
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A data file with anonymous individual data is stored at Statistics Norway.
Background
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The purpose for the statistics is to obtain information about production of meat in Norway.
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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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Production
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All deliveries of carcasses to slaughterhouses during the year is supposed to be included in the register.
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The register for delivieries of carcasses to norwegian slaughterhouses.
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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 gets 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.
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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.
Accuracy and reliability
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The most important source of error is that the slaughterhouse may fill in incorrect information during the registration.
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Contact
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Berit Bjørlo