Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (square) in Norway

Norway: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (square) was 0.0149 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0149 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0149 kt per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0138 kt per square kilometre
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Norway, 1990–2023

00.0050.010.0151990200620231990: 0.014 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.014 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.014 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.014 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.014 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.014 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.014 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.014 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.014 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.015 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Norway is 0.0149 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Norway peaked at 0.0149 kt per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0138 kt per square kilometre, in 1997.

That places Norway 29th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (square) in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Norway, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.014 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.014 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.014 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.014 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1994 0.0139 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1995 0.0138 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
1996 0.0138 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
1997 0.0138 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
1998 0.0138 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.0139 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
2000 0.014 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
2001 0.0141 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2002 0.0141 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.0141 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2004 0.0142 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2005 0.0142 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2006 0.0143 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2007 0.0143 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2008 0.0143 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.0143 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2010 0.0144 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2011 0.0146 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
2012 0.0146 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2013 0.0146 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2014 0.0147 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2015 0.0147 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2016 0.0148 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2017 0.0148 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2018 0.0149 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
2019 0.0148 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2020 0.0149 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2021 0.0149 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2022 0.0149 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2023 0.0149 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 0.0149 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 24.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 0.0149 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0027 kt per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0139 kt per square kilometre 0.0138 kt per square kilometre 0.014 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0142 kt per square kilometre 0.014 kt per square kilometre 0.0143 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0147 kt per square kilometre 0.0144 kt per square kilometre 0.0149 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0149 kt per square kilometre 0.0149 kt per square kilometre 0.0149 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 26 Zambia 0.0196 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 27 Nepal 0.0165 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 28 Guyana 0.0155 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 30 South Sudan 0.0148 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 31 Mongolia 0.0142 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 32 Japan 0.0117 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Norway?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Norway was 0.0149 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.0149 kt per square kilometre in 2018.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0138 kt per square kilometre in 1997.
How does Norway rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Norway ranks 29th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) 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.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) 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.