Editing Geography of Norway (section)

==Land use==
[[File:Orland6.jpg|thumb|Coastal lowland near the [[Trondheimsfjord]].]]
[[File:Utsira utsyn5.jpg|thumb|Coastal heath at [[Utsira (island)|Utsira]], partly reforested with non-native conifers]]

3.3% of Norway's land is considered [[arable land]], with 0% of it used for permanent [[Crop|crops]] and permanent [[pastures]].{{Cn|date=December 2023}} A 1993 estimate assessed Norway's [[irrigated land]] at about {{convert|970|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.{{Cn|date=December 2023}} 38% of land area is covered by forests; 21% by [[Scandinavian coastal conifer forests|conifer forest]], and 17% by [[deciduous forest]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.borealforest.org/world/world_norway.htm |title=Boreal Forests of the World - NORWAY - FORESTS AND FORESTRY |website=www.borealforest.org}}</ref> The remaining land is made of mountains and [[Heath|heaths]] (46%), [[bog]]s and [[wetland]]s (6.3%), lakes and rivers (5.3%), and urban areas (1.1%).<ref>{{cite book |title=Nasjonalatlas for Norge: Vegetasjon |publisher=Statens Kartverk |editor1-first=Asbjørn |editor1-last=Moen |editor2-first=Arvid |editor2-last=Lillethun |year=1999 |isbn=9788290408263}}</ref> Over time, wilderness areas have decreased due to human intervention. In 2008, Environment Norway ({{Lang|no|Miljøstatus}}) referred changing land use as one of the most important factors for endangered species and declining biodiversity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miljostatus.no/Tema/Naturomrader/Arealbruk/ |title=Statistics |website=miljostatus.no |access-date=17 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311170032/http://www.miljostatus.no/Tema/Naturomrader/Arealbruk/ |archive-date=11 March 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>