Cumulative number of objects launched into outer space in Norway
Norway: Cumulative number of objects launched into outer space was 27 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative number of objects launched into outer space in Norway, 1997–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 27 for cumulative number of objects launched into outer 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 outer space in Norway peaked at 27 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1, 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 outer space in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | — |
| 1998 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 13 | +44.4% |
| 2021 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 24 | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 27 | +12.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 27 is below the median for high income countries, which is 40, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Norway's 27 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative number of objects launched into outer 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 | 2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.6 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.4 | 14 | 27 | 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 outer space in Norway?
- Cumulative number of objects launched into outer space in Norway was 27 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative number of objects launched into outer space recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 27 in 2025.
- What is the lowest cumulative number of objects launched into outer space recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for cumulative number of objects launched into outer space?
- Norway ranks 24th out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cumulative number of objects launched into outer 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative number of objects launched into outer space. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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