How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Norway
Norway: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 11.51 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.51 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
21st
of 215 countries
All-time high
11.78 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
5.38 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Norway, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Norway recorded 11.51 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Norway peaked at 11.78 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.38 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Norway 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Norway, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 6.73 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 8.55 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1967 | 9.67 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 8.08 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1969 | 7.31 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 8.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1971 | 8.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 9.09 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 8.58 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 7.63 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 7.31 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 9.61 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1977 | 9.93 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 7.6 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1979 | 7.79 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 7.11 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 7.59 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 7.45 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 8.18 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 7.16 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 6.22 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 5.74 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 5.92 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 5.59 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 5.75 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 5.38 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 6.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1992 | 7.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 7.56 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 7.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 8.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 8.65 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 9.4 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 9.48 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 9 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 9.32 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 9.27 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.54 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 9.03 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 9.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.85 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 8.57 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 9.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 9.4 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 10.03 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 10.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 9.85 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 9.88 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.6 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.4 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 10.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.67 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 10.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 11.03 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 10.79 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 11.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 11.67 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 11.78 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.51 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 11.51 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 7.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Norway's 11.51 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5392 metric tons per square kilometre, 21.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.07 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.73 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.67 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 8.52 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.67 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.59 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.18 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.94 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.38 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.48 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.57 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.03 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.29 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.6 metric tons per square kilometre | 11.03 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.57 metric tons per square kilometre | 11.33 metric tons per square kilometre | 11.78 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 18 Philippines 13.76 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 19 Denmark 13.21 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 20 Indonesia 12.27 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 22 Grenada 11.09 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 23 Japan 10.6 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 24 China 9.75 metric tons per square kilometre 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?, per square kilometre in Norway?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Norway was 11.51 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 11.78 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.38 metric tons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.