Cumulative number of objects launched into space in Norway
Norway: Cumulative number of objects launched into space was 27 objects in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative number of objects launched into space in Norway, 1997–2025
Source: United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in objects.
Analysis
Norway recorded 27 objects for cumulative number of objects launched into space in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative number of objects launched into space in Norway peaked at 27 objects in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1 objects, in 1997.
Norway ranks 24th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative number of objects launched into space in Norway, year by year
| Year | objects | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 objects | — |
| 1998 | 2 objects | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 3 objects | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 4 objects | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 5 objects | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 6 objects | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 7 objects | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 8 objects | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 9 objects | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 13 objects | +44.4% |
| 2021 | 14 objects | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 17 objects | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 20 objects | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 24 objects | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 27 objects | +12.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 27 objects is below the median for high income countries, which is 40 objects, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Norway's 27 objects is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25 objects, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative number of objects launched into space in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +100.0% | 1 objects | 2 objects |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5 objects | 1 objects | 2 objects | 2 |
| 2000s | 4 objects | 3 objects | 5 objects | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.6 objects | 6 objects | 13 objects | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.4 objects | 14 objects | 27 objects | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative number of objects launched into space in Norway?
- Cumulative number of objects launched into space in Norway was 27 objects in 2025, according to United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative number of objects launched into space recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 27 objects in 2025.
- What is the lowest cumulative number of objects launched into space recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 objects in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for cumulative number of objects launched into space?
- Norway ranks 24th out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cumulative number of objects launched into space rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative number of objects launched into space. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative number of satellites, probes, landers, crewed spacecrafts, and space station flight elements, launched into Earth orbit or beyond.