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Land use and land cover
The statistics describe land use and land cover in Norway. Areas that are built-up are classified according to use, while non-built-up areas are classified according to land cover.
Updated: 24 July 2024
Next update: Not yet determined
Selected figures from this statistics
- Land cover by category. Country. Square kilometers. Per cent.Download table as ...Land cover by category. Country. Square kilometers. Per cent.
2024 Km² Per cent Total 323 779 100.0 Built-up area 5 631 1.7 Agricultural land 11 222 3.5 Forest 122 445 37.8 Open firm ground 116 401 36.0 Bogs 17 386 5.4 Bare rock, gravel and blockfields 27 610 8.5 Permanent snow and glaciers 2 866 0.9 Inland waters 20 219 6.2 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Land use in Norway. Country. Square kilometers. Per cent.Download table as ...Land use in Norway. Country. Square kilometers. Per cent.
2024 Km² Per cent Built up areas in total 5 631 100.0 Residential areas 1 279 22.7 Recreational facilities 456 8.1 Built-up areas for agriculture and fishing 526 9.3 Industrial, commercial and service areas 540 9.6 Transport, telecommunications and technical infrastructure 2 175 38.6 Other built up areas 656 11.6 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Land cover by category. Counties. Per cent.Download table as ...Land cover by category. Counties. Per cent.
2024 Per cent of the county's total area Built up area Agricultural land Forest Open firm ground Bogs Bare rock, gravel and blockfields Permanent snow and glaciers Inland waters Østfold 6.9 18.9 63.3 1.8 1.4 0.8 0.0 6.9 Akershus 7.8 15.0 66.5 1.0 2.2 0.1 0.0 7.3 Oslo 27.4 2.1 61.8 1.5 0.9 0.1 0.0 6.2 Innlandet 1.8 4.3 49.7 25.2 6.5 6.7 0.6 5.3 Buskerud 2.5 3.7 51.3 25.5 5.3 3.9 0.1 7.8 Vestfold 10.1 19.4 63.4 1.9 0.5 0.9 0.0 3.8 Telemark 1.8 1.9 53.1 27.5 3.1 2.7 0.0 9.8 Agder 2.3 2.2 53.5 26.8 3.8 2.2 0.0 9.2 Rogaland 3.9 11.2 27.6 40.6 2.0 5.9 0.0 8.7 Vestland 1.7 3.0 27.2 41.6 1.9 15.1 3.7 5.8 Møre og Romsdal 2.2 4.3 30.9 41.1 3.8 13.2 0.8 3.8 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 1.4 4.2 40.2 34.9 11.0 1.6 0.0 6.6 Nordland - Nordlánnda 1.0 1.9 28.9 42.9 3.8 12.8 2.3 6.4 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 0.8 1.5 28.0 44.3 3.9 16.8 0.8 4.0 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 0.3 0.3 25.6 49.9 7.0 10.7 0.1 5.9 Svalbard 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.3 2.0 7.1 61.7 5.0 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Land use in Norway. Counties. Per cent.Download table as ...Land use in Norway. Counties. Per cent.
2024 Per cent of county's built-up area Residential areas Recreational facilities Built-up areas for agriculture and fishing Industrial, commercial and service areas Transport, telecommunications and technical infrastructure Other built-up areas Østfold 29.2 7.9 10.6 10.1 31.0 11.2 Akershus 33.9 4.6 7.6 9.2 30.7 14.0 Oslo 40.7 0.9 0.5 8.1 30.9 18.9 Innlandet 15.9 10.5 12.0 6.9 45.6 9.1 Buskerud 19.2 12.9 8.7 8.4 38.8 12.0 Vestfold 30.3 6.4 8.9 11.7 29.4 13.3 Telemark 20.0 11.2 8.4 9.2 39.9 11.3 Agder 23.0 10.4 7.2 8.5 39.4 11.5 Rogaland 25.5 5.2 10.9 13.1 33.2 12.2 Vestland 25.0 7.2 8.9 9.2 37.2 12.4 Møre og Romsdal 23.6 5.8 11.2 11.5 35.5 12.3 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 18.2 8.2 11.7 9.2 42.1 10.6 Nordland - Nordlánnda 19.8 8.2 7.6 11.1 42.2 11.1 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 21.0 7.0 8.2 8.3 43.0 12.5 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 15.2 6.4 3.8 18.7 45.0 10.8 Svalbard 8.3 4.9 0.1 8.5 71.2 7.0 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 18 May 2021.
Land use - Land use describes built-up areas by socio-economic purpose, and covers for example areas used for dwellings, business, recreation or roads.
Land cover - Land cover is the observed (bio)physical cover on the earth's surface.
Built - up area / site - All types of buildings, structures and permanently sealed surfaces and associated areas.
Non - built - up area - Areas/regions without a permanently built-up surface, including cultivated land.