Number of tsunamis in Norway
Norway: Number of tsunamis was 1 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 38 countries
All-time high
3
in 1936
All-time low
1
in 1731
Years of data
24
1731–2015
Number of tsunamis in Norway, 1731–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of tsunamis in Norway is 1, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, number of tsunamis in Norway peaked at 3 in 1936 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1731.
That places Norway 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of tsunamis in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1731 | 1 | — |
| 1756 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1940 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1952 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1730s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.67 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.67 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 12 Algeria 1 compare
- 12 Antarctica 1 compare
- 12 Australia 1 compare
- 12 Canada 1 compare
- 12 Chile 1 compare
- 12 China 1 compare
- 12 Costa Rica 1 compare
- 12 El Salvador 1 compare
- 12 Greece 1 compare
- 12 Guadeloupe 1 compare
- 12 Haiti 1 compare
- 12 Iceland 1 compare
- 12 India 1 compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
- 12 Peru 1 compare
- 12 Philippines 1 compare
- 12 Russia 1 compare
- 12 Samoa 1 compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 1 compare
- 12 South Korea 1 compare
- 12 Spain 1 compare
- 12 Taiwan 1 compare
- 12 Turkey 1 compare
- 12 Ukraine 1 compare
- 12 Vanuatu 1 compare
- 12 Venezuela 1 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 number of tsunamis in Norway?
- Number of tsunamis in Norway was 1 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tsunamis recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1936.
- What is the lowest number of tsunamis recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1731.
- How does Norway rank for number of tsunamis?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of tsunamis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).