A total of 9,750 transfers of agricultural properties were registered in Norway in 2025, an increase of 6 percent compared with the previous year, according to Statistics Norway. The number of transfers through open-market sales increased by 12 percent to 2,730.
The average price in open-market sales was NOK 3.6 million. Østfold had the highest average price at NOK 7.2 million, while Vestfold had the highest median price at NOK 6.5 million.
Of all properties, 6,100, corresponding to 63 percent, were transferred within the family. Buyers in open-market sales were 44 years old on average, and 23 percent of private buyers were women.
