Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Norway
Norway: Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 27.3 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions in Norway, 1961–2023
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 149th of 232 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.
Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Norway, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 58.1 kt | — |
| 1962 | 62.6 kt | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 67.3 kt | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 72.3 kt | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 77.4 kt | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 82.7 kt | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 88.3 kt | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 94 kt | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 100 kt | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 100 kt | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 99.5 kt | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 99.7 kt | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 100 kt | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 101 kt | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 98.8 kt | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 99.6 kt | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 98.8 kt | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 98.2 kt | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 99.3 kt | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 100 kt | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 101 kt | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 101 kt | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 101 kt | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 103 kt | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 103 kt | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 103 kt | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 103 kt | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 103 kt | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 104 kt | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 104 kt | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 102 kt | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 100 kt | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 99.8 kt | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 102 kt | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 101 kt | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 97.9 kt | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 95.7 kt | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 90.7 kt | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 84.8 kt | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 87.5 kt | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 85 kt | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 81.4 kt | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 80.6 kt | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 80.8 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.4 kt | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 79.2 kt | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 78.2 kt | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 77.3 kt | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 74.4 kt | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 75.3 kt | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 73.2 kt | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 24.8 kt | -66.1% |
| 2013 | 20.1 kt | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 21.3 kt | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 22.9 kt | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 22.2 kt | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 25.2 kt | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 31.7 kt | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 23.8 kt | -24.9% |
| 2020 | 25.7 kt | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 26.7 kt | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 27 kt | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 27.3 kt | +1.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 27.3 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.3 kt, 32% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Norway's 27.3 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.2 kt, 34% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -66.1% | 73.2 kt | 24.8 kt |
| 2018 | +25.8% | 25.2 kt | 31.7 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 146 Mauritania 28.3 kt compare
- 147 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27.8 kt compare
- 148 Latvia 27.5 kt compare
- 150 Estonia 26.3 kt compare
- 151 Congo 25.8 kt compare
- 152 Sierra Leone 24.8 kt compare
More climate change data for Norway
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 147.21 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,074 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 927.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,147 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 112.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 904.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 902.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.4 kt (2050)
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 149th out of 232 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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About this data
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