Agriculture
The climatic conditions limit activities in this sector (3.16 % of the territory) which represent only 3% of the GNP (including forests tapping). Yields of traditional farms are not important. The will to save the traditional agriculture, which allows a certain city - country balance, led to a subsidies policy and to the limitation of imports.
Since 1993, this support policy is more limited and competitiveness is much sought-after.
Norwegian territorial waters are very rich, among the most full of fish in the world (catches reach about 2.5 million tons a year). In spite of the fact that it represents only 0.8% of the GDP and employs 0.9 % of the working population, fishing is an important sector of the economy since 90% of the production is exported. This sector had been undergoing reorganization over these last few years in order to avoid overfishing and to improve profitability. |
Farmland surface area:
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 908,000 hectares in Norway. |
Number of farms:
Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Ovine races
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2,399,000
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Number of tractors:
Irrigated land (surface area):
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
45,253 Tm.
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2,810,679 Tm.
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Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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