Land prices and rents (apri_lpr)

National Reference Metadata in Euro SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMSAL)

Compiling agency: Norwegian Agriculture Agency Visiting address Stortingsgt. 28 0161 Oslo  


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1. Contact
2. Metadata update
3. Statistical presentation
4. Unit of measure
5. Reference Period
6. Institutional Mandate
7. Confidentiality
8. Release policy
9. Frequency of dissemination
10. Accessibility and clarity
11. Quality management
12. Relevance
13. Accuracy
14. Timeliness and punctuality
15. Coherence and comparability
16. Cost and Burden
17. Data revision
18. Statistical processing
19. Comment
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Annexes (including footnotes)
 



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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

Norwegian Agriculture Agency

Visiting address

Stortingsgt. 28

0161 Oslo

 
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Norwegian Agriculture Agency

Department for Trade and Industry, Section for Market and Price Surveillance

Mailing address

PO BOX 1450 Vika

NO-0116 Oslo, Norway

E-mail: alexandra.forbord@landbruksdirektoratet.no

post smp@landbruksdirektoratet.no

Phone: +47 78 60 60 00 / + 47 78 60 61 85
1.5. Contact mail address

Mailing address

PO BOX 1450 Vika

NO-0116 Oslo, Norway


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified 26/09/2019
2.2. Metadata last posted 26/09/2019
2.3. Metadata last update 26/09/2019


3. Statistical presentation Top
3.1. Data description
  Land prices  Land rents 
Data description

There are almost no sales of land in Norway, which is why only the land rents are reported.

We report the renting price per hectare for the types of arable land of good quality for cultivation of grasses, cereals, field-grown vegetables/berries and potatoes.

The observation unit is municipality. The NAA regions are considered better adapted to the agricultural conditions in Norway than the statistical regions.

The number of municipalities differs somewhat from one year to another, but the responding municipalities are quite stable and all regions are satisfactorily covered.

The area of agricultural land varies a lot between Norwegian municipalities, and so does area of rented agricultural land.
3.2. Classification system
  Land prices  Land rents 
Classification system

No price statistics, see 3.1.

 Regional classification: NAA specific aggregates of NUTS 3 regions.

 

NUT3 (district)

NAA or NUTS2

NO011 Oslo

NO012 Akershus

NAA1 Østlandet

NO021 Hedmark

NO022 Oppland

NO031 Østfold

NO032 Buskerud

NO033 Vestfold

NO034 Telemark

NAA2 Telemark/Agder

NO041 Aust-Agder

NO042 Vest-Agder

NO043 Rogaland

NAA3 Rogaland

NO051 Hordaland

NO052 Sogn og Fjordane

NO053 Møre og Romsdal

NAA4 = NO05 Vestlandet

NO061 Sør-Trøndelag

NO062 Nord-Trøndelag

NAA5 = NO06 Trøndelag

NO071 Nordland

NO072 Troms

NO073 Finnmark

NAA6 = NO07 Nord-Norge

 

 

 
3.3. Coverage - sector
  Land prices  Land rents 
Coverage - sector

No price statistics, see 3.1.

About 44 percent of the total agricultural area is rented.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

Definition of the land price values

  Land prices  Land rents 
Definition of the land price values

No price statistics, see 3.1.

The price of agricultural land (arable land, permanent grassland) is the price paid by the holder in free trade without deduction of taxes or levies and without the inclusion of subsidies. In practice, this means the actual price agreed upon by the transactors. Any taxes that the landlord may have to subsequently pay as a result of renting the land, such as capital gains tax, would not be deducted from the price.
The costs of transferring ownership (therefore lawyer's fees, registration taxes and real estate) are excluded from collected selling/purchase price of agricultural land? No Not applicable. 
The value of deductible VAT is excluded from the price of agricultural land? No Yes
The entitlements related to the land are excluded from the collected selling/purchase/renting price of agricultural land? No Yes
The value of any buildings or dwellings situated on it and any other expenses related to other assets except the agricultural land (current maintenance expenditure on buildings, buildings insurance, depreciation of buildings, rents paid for the professional use of non-residential buildings etc.) are excluded from the price of agricultural land? No Yes
The value of any monetary compensation received by farmers for the sales/acquisition of the Utilized Agricultural Area is excluded from the collected selling/purchase price of agricultural land? No Not applicable. 
The value of any inheritances transfers related to the sold/purchased land is excluded from the collected selling/purchase price of agricultural land? No Not applicable. 
If you have replied NO to any of the above questions explain the reason why. 

No price statistics, see 3.1.


EU Target Methodology

  Land prices  Land rents 
Does the data collection observe the land categories as specified in the EU Target Methodology?  No No
If not, please describe the differences. 

No price statistics, see 3.1.
  • Arable land
    • Land of good quality for cultivation of grasses
    • Land of good quality for cultivation of cereals
    • Land of good quality for cultivation of field-grown vegetables/berries
    • Land of good quality for cultivation of potatos
  • Permanent grassland


Other UAA categories

  Land prices  Land rents 
Does the price information provided to Eurostat include information on other UAA categories?  No No
If yes, specify which categories. 

No price statistics, see 3.1.
  • Arable land
    • Land of good quality for cultivation of grasses
    • Land of good quality for cultivation of cereals
    • Land of good quality for cultivation of field-grown vegetables/berries
    • Land of good quality for cultivation of potatos
  • Permanent grassland
3.5. Statistical unit
  Land prices  Land rents 
Reporting unit 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

NOK pr. decare
Observation unit 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

329 municipalities in Norway from all regions.
3.6. Statistical population
  Land prices  Land rents 
Does any kind of physical, economical or other threshold apply for data collection on land prices and rents? 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

No
3.7. Reference area
  Land prices  Land rents 
Reference area

No price statistics, see 3.1.

Region and land use
3.8. Coverage - Time
  Land prices Land rents
Time coverage 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

Calender year 2019. See 5.2.
When was the first survey/data collection on land prices and rents in line with common Target Methodology organised? 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

2014
3.9. Base period

Not available.


4. Unit of measure Top
  Land prices  Land rents 
Is the price provided in national currency?  No Yes
Is the data on area provided in hectares?  No No


5. Reference Period Top
  Land prices Land rents
Is the reference period used for rental price the calendar year?  Not applicable.  Yes
If not, specify the reference period used Not applicable. 

Because of the colder climate in Norway, the harvesting season is short. All crops (or the vast majority of them) must be sawn in spring/early spring and harvested latest in the beginning of autumn. There are very few exceptions, but they are small in comparison with the rest. This means that all agreements have to be signed before sawing can begin. Agreements signed after we gather the data are for the next season.


6. Institutional Mandate Top
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
  Land prices Land rents
Legal acts and other agreements 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

The Norwegian Agriculture Agency (NAA) has been working out annual statistics on rent prices since 1987. These statistics cover a selection of important crops and are based on expert assessments. Statistics Norway has decided not to establish an annual survey based on direct observation subsequently a pilot survey on land rent statistics, and delegated the task to NAA. Norwegian Agriculture Agency

For additional information, I refer to Pilot survey on land rent statistics by Ole Rognstad and Tora C. Löfgren from 2015.
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

See 6.


7. Confidentiality Top
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

Not available.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
  Land prices Land rents
Confidentiality - data treatment 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

Not applicable


8. Release policy Top
8.1. Release calendar

Not available.
8.2. Release calendar access

Not available.
8.3. Release policy - user access

Not available.


9. Frequency of dissemination Top

Not available.


10. Accessibility and clarity Top
10.1. Dissemination format - News release

Not available.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

Not available.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

Not available.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Not available.
10.5. Dissemination format - other

Not available.
10.6. Documentation on methodology

Not available.
10.7. Quality management - documentation

Not available.


11. Quality management Top
11.1. Quality assurance

Not available.
11.2. Quality management - assessment

Not available.


12. Relevance Top
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
  Land prices Land rents
Are the data on land prices and rents collected for national purposes (by NSI or any other national administration) in your country? 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

Yes
Are there any differences between the current EU Target Methodology and the national methodology?  No No
If yes, please describe the differences. 

Not applicable
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

Not available.
12.3. Completeness

Not available.


13. Accuracy Top
13.1. Accuracy - overall

Not available.
13.2. Sampling error

Not available.
13.3. Non-sampling error

Not available.


14. Timeliness and punctuality Top
14.1. Timeliness
  Land prices Land rents
Timeliness 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

One year ahead of time. See 5.2.

We repport rent prices for the current year.  
When were data first released to the public? 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

May 2019
14.2. Punctuality

Ahead of time.


15. Coherence and comparability Top
15.1. Comparability - geographical
  Land prices Land rents
Comparability - geographical (regional) 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

See 3.2 
15.2. Comparability - over time
  Land prices Land rents
Comparability - over time 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

We do not have compareble data before 2014. We have data back to 1987, but not available with the same methodology.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain

Not available.
15.4. Coherence - internal

Not available.


16. Cost and Burden Top

Not available.


17. Data revision Top
17.1. Data revision - policy

Not available.
17.2. Data revision - practice

Not available.


18. Statistical processing Top
18.1. Source data
  Land prices Land rents
Source data 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

Regional agricultural offices across the whole country.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
  Land prices Land rents
Are the data collected on the regular, annual, basis?  No Yes
If yes, since when? If not, what is the frequency of data collection? 

No price statistics, see 3.1.
18.3. Data collection
  Land prices Land rents
Primary data collection method 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

Survey from the regional agricultural offices across the whole country.
18.4. Data validation
  Land prices Land rents
Data validation 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

Not available.
18.5. Data compilation
  Land prices Land rents
Data compilation process 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

The renting price per decare for each responding municipality is an arithmetic average of the types of arable land of good quality for cultivation of grasses, cereals, field-grown vegetables/berries and potatoes. This renting price is weighted with the total rented agricultural land for each municipality. Due to the absence of exact information on rented area for each type of arable land mentioned above, the basis for the weighting is the total rented land per municipality. The absolute renting price may be biased but provided that the responding municipalities are quite stable over time, the changes over time would be reliable. The price of rented permanent grassland is weighted with the total rented land per responding municipality.
Is the aggregation at country level carried out in accordance with the EU Target Methodology?  No Yes
How the aggregation at country level is carried out? 

No price statistics, see 3.1.

Same as. 18.5.2.
18.6. Adjustment
  Land prices Land rents
Adjustment

No price statistics, see 3.1.

Not available.


19. Comment Top

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