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Half of holiday houses have less than 75 metres to their neighbour
The total number of holiday houses in Norway in 2016 was approximately 454 000. 48 per cent of these were located in densely built-up holiday house areas with a distance of less than 75 metres between houses.
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Agriculture and environment 2016
Reports 2017/04
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The economy of the North 2015
Statistical analyses 151
The objective of The Economy of the North 2015 is to present a comprehensive overview of the economy of the circumpolar Arctic, including the traditional production activities of the indigenous peoples.
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Updated land cover figures
The figures for land cover by basic statistical unit, municipality and county are updated in the StatBank.
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High share of residential purposes in urban areas
Eighty per cent of the urban areas in Norway are built-up. Half of this, 40 per cent is used for residential purposes. Land used for roads covers 15 per cent, and areas used for business and administration services make up 9 per cent of the urban ...
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Use of biological control agents and chemical pesticides in greenhouses in 2015
Reports 2016/45
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More people have access to recreational areas
More than half of Norwegians living in urban settlements have safe access to recreational areas from their dwellings. The share is even larger among Norwegian children and young people.
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Fewer sand filters, but increasing number of mini wastewater treatment plants
In 2015, there were around 330 000 small wastewater facilities in Norway. Compared to 2002, this is a reduction of around 10 000 facilities, or around 3 per cent. The reduction is most evident among sludge separators with sand filters, which is do...
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Municipal wastewater 2015
Reports 2016/40
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Greenhouse gas emissions up 1 per cent in 2015
Emissions of greenhouse gases from Norwegian territory amounted to 53.9 million tonnes in 2015. This is 0.6 million tonnes, or about 1 per cent, more than the preceding year. The increase is mainly due to higher emissions from oil and gas extracti...
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New calculation method pushes up emissions
New calculations for 1990-2015 show larger emissions than earlier estimates. Norway still fulfils its commitments for emissions of nitrogen oxides and sulphur dioxide. Norway has not reached the target emissions of ammonia and Non-Methane Volatile...
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Small changes in emissions of hazardous substances
There were comparatively small changes in emissions of hazardous substances from 2014 to 2015. Some large increases are due to casual annual variations, while there was a substantial 10 per cent drop for mercury.
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Emissions from Norwegian economic activity, 1990-2015
In 2015, greenhouse gas emissions per produced NOK were at about the same level as the previous year. 2015 is the first year since 2010 that the emission intensities have not decreased.
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Service industry waste steadily increasing
The service industries generated just short of 2.2 million tonnes of waste in 2015. As before, the domestic trade business had the highest share of the waste, with 38 per cent.
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Increase in extraction of natural resources
The economy-wide material flow accounts shows that about 364 million tonnes of natural resources were extracted in Norway in 2015. Extraction and export of fossil fuels dominate, but the extraction of non-metallic ores has increased considerably f...
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