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Land use and land cover, 1 January 2013

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2 per cent of land is built-up

Of Norway's land area, nearly 2 per cent, or approximately 5 400 square kilometres is built up. Of this, land used for roads comprises the highest share. Hedmark is the county with the most built-up area, while the county of Oslo has by far the largest share of built-up area.

Built up land use in Norway. Square kilometresPublished 22 November 2013
2013
Built up areas in total5 425
Residential areas1 244
Recreational facilities442
Industrial, commercial and service areas430
Transport, telecommunications and technical infrastructure2 255
Built-up areas for agriculture and fishing567
Other built up areas486

Source: Statistics Norway

A new calculation of land use in Norway shows that land used for roads; 39 per cent, dominates the built-up area . In total, there is approximately 2 100 km 2 of road area, which is close to the total area of the county of Vestfold. Residential area makes up 23 per cent of the built-up area, and leisure buildings account for 8 per cent.

Hedmark with the most built-up land

Hedmark has the most built-up area, while Oslo has the least built-up land use. As a percentage of the total area, the county of Oslo has the highest share of built-up land. The large amount of road area and agricultural buildings contribute to Hedmark’s placing at the top of the list. Akershus (135 km 2 ) and Hordaland (114 km 2 ) have clearly the most residential area, while Sogn og Fjordane (28 km 2 ) and Finnmark (24 km 2 ) have the least residential area. Oppland has the most leisure buildings; about 51 km 2 , followed by Buskerud with 46 km 2 .

Forest, mountain and moorland areas dominate

Looking at the total land area, open firm ground (mainly areas with low vegetation - mountain and moorland areas) dominates (38 per cent - 123 000 km 2 ) together with forest (37 per cent - 121 000 km 2 ). About 2 per cent is unbuilt land, while agriculture represents some 3 per cent or 11 000 km 2 .

Changes in method affect comparabilityOpen and readClose

The method has been modified since the figures for 2011were produced. The published figures for 2011 and 2013 are therefore not comparable. New figures for 2011, produced with the modified method, will be available in 2014.