Statistics Norway

Agricultural yields and production

3   Yield per decare1, by county. Kg
  Wheat2 Barley2 Oats2 Oil seeds2 Potato Hay3
1995  475  312  379  154 2 224  518
1996  453  390  397  159 2 313  532
1997  431  380  380  156 2 623  545
1998  469  371  418  154 2 684  549
1999  445  342  389  163 2 560  555
2000  461  357  420  159 2 272  568
2001*  410  361  400  177 2 570  578
2002*4  431  340  365  165 2 598  551
             
2002*4            
Østfold  433  375  372  173 2 261  604
Akershus og Oslo  436  340  378  154 2 748  606
Hedmark  492  325  344  183 2 747  569
Oppland  358  315  341  178 2 633  618
Buskerud  428  334  391  154 2 619  509
Vestfold  433  372  422  172 2 827  718
Telemark  383  289  310  146 2 359  607
Aust-Agder :  222  283 - 2 394  524
Vest-Agder -  342  438 - 1 805  559
Rogaland :  424  420 - 2 548  691
Hordaland : : : - 2 176  505
Sogn og Fjordane : : - - 2 134  565
Møre og Romsdal :  365  361 - 2 694  585
Sør-Trøndelag  208  388  325 : 2 377  551
Nord-Trøndelag :  315  262 : 2 674  568
Nordland - : : - 1 540  410
Troms - - - - 1 880  306
Finnmark Finnmárku - - - - 2 159  266
1  Before 2000 figures refer to holdings with at least 5 decares agricultural area in use. As from 2000 figures for potatoes and fodder crops comprise holdings which applied for governmental production subsidies.
2  Yield of grain is converted to yield with 15 per cent water, and oil seeds is converted to yield with 8 per cent water.
3  Comprise total yield from meadows for mowing. The yield is converted through dry matter into hay.
4  Yield of grain and oil seeds are estimated by The Norwegian Agricultural Purchasing and Marketing Co-operation.
Source: Source: Yield of agricultural crops, Statistics Norway.

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