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Land use and land cover, 1 January 2011

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Built-up area - most road area

Of Norway's land area, nearly 2 per cent, or approximately 5 300 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.

A new calculation of land use in Norway shows that land used for roads; 40 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.

Built-up land by category. County. 2011. Square kilometres

Share of built-up area by category. The whole country. 2011. 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 (132 km 2 ) and Hordaland (111 km 2 ) have clearly the most residential area, while Sogn og Fjordane (28 km 2 ) and Finnmark (23 km 2 ) have the least residential area. Oppland has the most leisure buildings; about 49 km 2 , followed by Buskerud with slightly more than 44 km 2 .

Some key terms

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 resource - Collective term for non-built-up areas classified by soil type. The land resource type describes the land surface (soil conditions and vegetation) and its suitability for cultivation and natural plant growth.

 

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.

Share of land resources, by category. The whole country. 2011. Per cent

Forest, mountain and moorland areas dominate

Looking at the total land area, it is open firm ground (mainly areas with low vegetation - mountain and moorland areas) that dominates (39 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 .

New statistics

Norway's land should be managed so that natural and cultural environments, landscapes and important qualities of the environment are taken care of throughout the country. In addition, urban development should be based on planning principles that save land use and energy. Statistics showing the extent of land use and available land resources are a very important basis for decisions.

 

More detailed data sources have become available in recent years, which has provided the basis for comprehensive land use statistics for the country. Statistics Norway has established new, regular statistics on land use and land resources for the whole country based on register data (Cadastre) and digital map data that are classified according to an accepted statistical standard and processed using GIS (geographic information systems).

 

In addition to the Cadastre and chart data, the land resource map (AR-STAT) from the Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute forms the most important foundation. AR-STAT forms the basis for the calculation of land resources in non-built-up areas and also partially delimits the built-up areas, but is overridden when other basic map data shows that the areas are built up.

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