Building statistics, 2009

The decline within non-dwellings is mainly due to a decrease within the industrial, primary and business sector, which in total fell by 29 per cent, or 903 000 m2 of utility floor space. This makes up around 45 per cent of the total decrease of 2 million m2 of utility floor space.

Rogaland on top

Rogaland was the county with most building starts measured in square metres of utility floor space, with 572 000 m2. Second and third were Hordaland and Akershus counties, with 454 000 and 317 000 m2 respectively.

Fewer dwellings

In 2009, building was started on 19 669 dwellings. This is 24 per cent less than the year before.

Tables:

• Building Statistics 2009. Tables

• Table 1 Building work started. Dwellings and utility floor space, by type of building. 2009
• Table 2 Buildings completed. Dwellings and utility floor space, by type of building. 2009
• Table 3 Building work started. Dwellings and utility floor space in dwellings, by type of building and county. 2009
• Table 4 Building work started. Utility floor space, by type of building and county. 1 000 m ² . 2009
• Table 5 Building work started. Utility floor space other than in dwellings, by user's industry and county. 1 000 m ² . 2009
• Table 6 Building work started and buildings completed. Dwellings and utility floor space in dwellings. Utility floor space other than in dwellings. Municipality. 2009
• Table 7 Building work started. Dwellings, by type of building and utility floor space interval. 2009
• Table 8 Building work started. Dwellings, by utility floor space interval and county. 2009