How have things changed? in Norway
Norway: How have things changed? was 4.00 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.00 million metric tons
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
9th
of 215 countries
All-time high
4.29 million metric tons
in 2022
All-time low
1.97 million metric tons
in 1990
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Norway, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Norway recorded 4.00 million metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Norway peaked at 4.29 million metric tons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.97 million metric tons, in 1990.
Norway ranks 9th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed? in Norway, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2.46 million metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 3.12 million metric tons | +27.0% |
| 1967 | 3.53 million metric tons | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 2.95 million metric tons | -16.5% |
| 1969 | 2.67 million metric tons | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 3.18 million metric tons | +18.9% |
| 1971 | 3.27 million metric tons | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 3.32 million metric tons | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 3.13 million metric tons | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 2.79 million metric tons | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 2.67 million metric tons | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 3.51 million metric tons | +31.4% |
| 1977 | 3.63 million metric tons | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 2.77 million metric tons | -23.5% |
| 1979 | 2.85 million metric tons | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 2.60 million metric tons | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 2.77 million metric tons | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 2.72 million metric tons | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.99 million metric tons | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 2.61 million metric tons | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 2.27 million metric tons | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 2.10 million metric tons | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 2.16 million metric tons | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 2.04 million metric tons | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 2.10 million metric tons | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 1.97 million metric tons | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 2.38 million metric tons | +21.0% |
| 1992 | 2.77 million metric tons | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 2.76 million metric tons | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.79 million metric tons | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.00 million metric tons | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 3.16 million metric tons | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 3.43 million metric tons | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 3.46 million metric tons | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.29 million metric tons | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 3.40 million metric tons | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 3.39 million metric tons | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.49 million metric tons | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.30 million metric tons | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 3.32 million metric tons | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.23 million metric tons | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.13 million metric tons | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 3.37 million metric tons | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 3.43 million metric tons | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.66 million metric tons | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 3.86 million metric tons | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 3.60 million metric tons | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 3.61 million metric tons | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.51 million metric tons | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.80 million metric tons | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 3.84 million metric tons | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.53 million metric tons | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 3.87 million metric tons | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 4.03 million metric tons | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 3.94 million metric tons | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.13 million metric tons | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 4.25 million metric tons | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 4.29 million metric tons | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 4.19 million metric tons | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.00 million metric tons | -4.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 4.00 million metric tons is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,758 metric tons, 202.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Norway's 4.00 million metric tons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40,278 metric tons, 99.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.95 million metric tons | 2.46 million metric tons | 3.53 million metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 3.11 million metric tons | 2.67 million metric tons | 3.63 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.44 million metric tons | 2.04 million metric tons | 2.99 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.90 million metric tons | 1.97 million metric tons | 3.46 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.37 million metric tons | 3.13 million metric tons | 3.66 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.76 million metric tons | 3.51 million metric tons | 4.03 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 million metric tons | 4.00 million metric tons | 4.29 million metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 6 Russia 5.36 million metric tons compare
- 7 Bangladesh 5.02 million metric tons compare
- 8 United States 4.68 million metric tons compare
- 10 Chile 3.95 million metric tons compare
- 11 Philippines 3.85 million metric tons compare
- 12 Japan 3.65 million metric tons compare
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 how have things changed? in Norway?
- How have things changed? in Norway was 4.00 million metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.29 million metric tons in 2022.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 million metric tons in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for how have things changed??
- Norway ranks 9th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.