Waste — Emissions in Norway

Norway: Waste — Emissions was 27.3 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.3 kt
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
140th
of 218 countries
All-time high
104 kt
in 1989
All-time low
20.1 kt
in 2013
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Norway, 1961–2023

20406080100196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions in Norway stood at 27.3 kt.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Norway peaked at 104 kt in 1989 and was at its lowest, 20.1 kt, in 2013.

Norway ranks 140th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 78.08 kt 58.1 kt 100 kt 9
1970s 99.49 kt 98.2 kt 101 kt 10
1980s 102.2 kt 100 kt 104 kt 10
1990s 97.79 kt 84.8 kt 104 kt 10
2000s 80.08 kt 74.4 kt 87.5 kt 10
2010s 34.05 kt 20.1 kt 75.3 kt 10
2020s 26.68 kt 25.7 kt 27.3 kt 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 137 Mauritania 28.3 kt compare
  2. 138 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27.8 kt compare
  3. 139 Latvia 27.5 kt compare
  4. 141 Estonia 26.3 kt compare
  5. 142 Congo 25.8 kt compare
  6. 143 Sierra Leone 24.8 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Norway?
Waste — emissions in Norway was 27.3 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 104 kt in 1989.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 20.1 kt in 2013.
How does Norway rank for waste — emissions?
Norway ranks 140th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf