Industry share of total emplyoment in Norway
Norway: Industry share of total emplyoment was 17.84 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry share of total emplyoment in Norway, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 17.84 for industry share of total emplyoment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in Norway peaked at 23.52 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.84, in 2025.
That places Norway 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.09 | 22.26 | 23.52 | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.23 | 20.1 | 21.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.93 | 19.07 | 20.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.69 | 17.84 | 19.67 | 6 |
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 industry share of total emplyoment in Norway?
- Industry share of total emplyoment in Norway was 17.84 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 23.52 in 1991.
- What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.84 in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
- Norway ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Industry share of total emplyoment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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