Long run air pollution in Norway
Norway: Long run air pollution was 200,483 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
200,483
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
67th
of 220 countries
All-time high
317,155
in 1997
All-time low
470.76
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Norway, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long run air pollution in Norway is 200,483, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Norway peaked at 317,155 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 470.76, in 1750.
Norway ranks 67th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 470.76 | — |
| 1751 | 473.27 | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 475.77 | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 478.27 | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 480.77 | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 483.27 | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 485.76 | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 488.25 | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 490.74 | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 493.23 | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 495.71 | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 498.35 | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 500.98 | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 503.62 | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 506.25 | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 508.87 | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 511.5 | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 514.12 | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 516.74 | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 519.36 | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 521.98 | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 524.75 | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 527.52 | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 530.29 | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 533.06 | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 535.83 | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 538.59 | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 541.35 | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 544.11 | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 546.87 | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 549.62 | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 552.54 | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 555.46 | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 558.38 | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 561.29 | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 564.2 | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 567.11 | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 570.02 | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 572.92 | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 575.82 | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 578.72 | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 581.79 | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 584.87 | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 587.94 | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 591 | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 594.07 | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 597.13 | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 600.19 | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 603.25 | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 606.3 | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 609.35 | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 612.63 | +0.5% |
| 1802 | 615.92 | +0.5% |
| 1803 | 619.2 | +0.5% |
| 1804 | 622.47 | +0.5% |
| 1805 | 625.75 | +0.5% |
| 1806 | 629.02 | +0.5% |
| 1807 | 632.29 | +0.5% |
| 1808 | 635.56 | +0.5% |
| 1809 | 638.82 | +0.5% |
| 1810 | 642.09 | +0.5% |
| 1811 | 647.95 | +0.9% |
| 1812 | 653.81 | +0.9% |
| 1813 | 659.66 | +0.9% |
| 1814 | 665.51 | +0.9% |
| 1815 | 671.36 | +0.9% |
| 1816 | 677.2 | +0.9% |
| 1817 | 683.04 | +0.9% |
| 1818 | 688.87 | +0.9% |
| 1819 | 694.7 | +0.8% |
| 1820 | 700.53 | +0.8% |
| 1821 | 709.83 | +1.3% |
| 1822 | 719.12 | +1.3% |
| 1823 | 728.41 | +1.3% |
| 1824 | 737.69 | +1.3% |
| 1825 | 746.97 | +1.3% |
| 1826 | 756.23 | +1.2% |
| 1827 | 765.5 | +1.2% |
| 1828 | 774.75 | +1.2% |
| 1829 | 799.3 | +3.2% |
| 1830 | 803.45 | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 808.06 | +0.6% |
| 1832 | 812.67 | +0.6% |
| 1833 | 822.38 | +1.2% |
| 1834 | 832.08 | +1.2% |
| 1835 | 862.17 | +3.6% |
| 1836 | 876.96 | +1.7% |
| 1837 | 896.83 | +2.3% |
| 1838 | 942.21 | +5.1% |
| 1839 | 936.57 | -0.6% |
| 1840 | 951.33 | +1.6% |
| 1841 | 983.65 | +3.4% |
| 1842 | 1,016 | +3.3% |
| 1843 | 1,013 | -0.3% |
| 1844 | 1,030 | +1.7% |
| 1845 | 1,087 | +5.6% |
| 1846 | 1,099 | +1.1% |
| 1847 | 1,116 | +1.5% |
| 1848 | 1,169 | +4.7% |
| 1849 | 1,145 | -2.0% |
| 1850 | 1,201 | +4.9% |
| 1851 | 1,230 | +2.4% |
| 1852 | 1,243 | +1.1% |
| 1853 | 1,276 | +2.6% |
| 1854 | 1,383 | +8.4% |
| 1855 | 1,425 | +3.0% |
| 1856 | 1,501 | +5.3% |
| 1857 | 1,512 | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 1,475 | -2.5% |
| 1859 | 1,563 | +6.0% |
| 1860 | 1,582 | +1.3% |
| 1861 | 1,717 | +8.5% |
| 1862 | 1,654 | -3.7% |
| 1863 | 1,656 | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 1,810 | +9.3% |
| 1865 | 1,816 | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 1,945 | +7.1% |
| 1867 | 2,079 | +6.9% |
| 1868 | 2,091 | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 1,993 | -4.7% |
| 1870 | 2,138 | +7.3% |
| 1871 | 2,192 | +2.5% |
| 1872 | 2,273 | +3.7% |
| 1873 | 2,347 | +3.3% |
| 1874 | 2,625 | +11.8% |
| 1875 | 2,868 | +9.3% |
| 1876 | 2,747 | -4.2% |
| 1877 | 3,218 | +17.1% |
| 1878 | 2,945 | -8.5% |
| 1879 | 3,037 | +3.1% |
| 1880 | 3,148 | +3.7% |
| 1881 | 3,274 | +4.0% |
| 1882 | 3,307 | +1.0% |
| 1883 | 3,522 | +6.5% |
| 1884 | 3,592 | +2.0% |
| 1885 | 3,818 | +6.3% |
| 1886 | 3,782 | -1.0% |
| 1887 | 3,636 | -3.8% |
| 1888 | 4,078 | +12.2% |
| 1889 | 4,492 | +10.1% |
| 1890 | 4,237 | -5.7% |
| 1891 | 4,686 | +10.6% |
| 1892 | 5,006 | +6.8% |
| 1893 | 5,030 | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 5,759 | +14.5% |
| 1895 | 5,912 | +2.7% |
| 1896 | 6,285 | +6.3% |
| 1897 | 6,739 | +7.2% |
| 1898 | 6,640 | -1.5% |
| 1899 | 7,672 | +15.5% |
| 1900 | 7,717 | +0.6% |
| 1901 | 7,655 | -0.8% |
| 1902 | 8,104 | +5.9% |
| 1903 | 8,609 | +6.2% |
| 1904 | 8,287 | -3.7% |
| 1905 | 8,053 | -2.8% |
| 1906 | 8,156 | +1.3% |
| 1907 | 9,056 | +11.0% |
| 1908 | 11,118 | +22.8% |
| 1909 | 11,247 | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 11,626 | +3.4% |
| 1911 | 14,644 | +26.0% |
| 1912 | 19,296 | +31.8% |
| 1913 | 22,211 | +15.1% |
| 1914 | 27,845 | +25.4% |
| 1915 | 32,589 | +17.0% |
| 1916 | 32,956 | +1.1% |
| 1917 | 16,545 | -49.8% |
| 1918 | 19,798 | +19.7% |
| 1919 | 25,859 | +30.6% |
| 1920 | 25,198 | -2.6% |
| 1921 | 17,694 | -29.8% |
| 1922 | 29,793 | +68.4% |
| 1923 | 29,859 | +0.2% |
| 1924 | 32,846 | +10.0% |
| 1925 | 31,282 | -4.8% |
| 1926 | 26,326 | -15.8% |
| 1927 | 30,560 | +16.1% |
| 1928 | 28,937 | -5.3% |
| 1929 | 30,778 | +6.4% |
| 1930 | 27,458 | -10.8% |
| 1931 | 27,704 | +0.9% |
| 1932 | 30,928 | +11.6% |
| 1933 | 33,763 | +9.2% |
| 1934 | 35,756 | +5.9% |
| 1935 | 34,810 | -2.6% |
| 1936 | 36,684 | +5.4% |
| 1937 | 41,805 | +14.0% |
| 1938 | 42,293 | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 49,640 | +17.4% |
| 1940 | 24,084 | -51.5% |
| 1941 | 19,260 | -20.0% |
| 1942 | 17,780 | -7.7% |
| 1943 | 18,516 | +4.1% |
| 1944 | 17,782 | -4.0% |
| 1945 | 16,875 | -5.1% |
| 1946 | 34,017 | +101.6% |
| 1947 | 48,980 | +44.0% |
| 1948 | 58,458 | +19.4% |
| 1949 | 55,858 | -4.4% |
| 1950 | 49,556 | -11.3% |
| 1951 | 57,142 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | 61,339 | +7.3% |
| 1953 | 63,309 | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 63,137 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 73,886 | +17.0% |
| 1956 | 76,260 | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 72,839 | -4.5% |
| 1958 | 72,874 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 75,800 | +4.0% |
| 1960 | 113,931 | +50.3% |
| 1961 | 118,921 | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 124,963 | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 133,488 | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 142,890 | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 143,268 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 155,090 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 162,952 | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 169,445 | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 179,503 | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 205,094 | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 209,448 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 216,553 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 200,024 | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 179,779 | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 199,081 | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 232,543 | +16.8% |
| 1977 | 237,028 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 229,197 | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 243,307 | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 213,318 | -12.3% |
| 1981 | 207,069 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 203,653 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 210,950 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 220,113 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 225,646 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 237,486 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 238,774 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 247,447 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 251,545 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 258,011 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 237,654 | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 250,156 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 260,268 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 268,179 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 281,077 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 294,954 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 317,155 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 315,616 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 313,237 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 291,015 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 288,349 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 268,220 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 264,814 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 260,601 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 274,598 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 258,851 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 276,069 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 253,954 | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 245,373 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 263,960 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 258,129 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 254,576 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 247,155 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 236,764 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 236,135 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 226,883 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 225,556 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 226,792 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 218,558 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 203,385 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 203,342 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 200,483 | -1.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 200,483 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90,409, 2.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Norway's 200,483 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102,006, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +101.6% | 16,875 | 34,017 |
| 1922 | +68.4% | 17,694 | 29,793 |
| 1940 | -51.5% | 49,640 | 24,084 |
| 1917 | -49.8% | 32,956 | 16,545 |
| 1960 | +50.3% | 75,800 | 113,931 |
| 1947 | +44.0% | 34,017 | 48,980 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 482.01 | 470.76 | 493.23 | 10 |
| 1760s | 507.55 | 495.71 | 519.36 | 10 |
| 1770s | 534.43 | 521.98 | 546.87 | 10 |
| 1780s | 562.74 | 549.62 | 575.82 | 10 |
| 1790s | 592.53 | 578.72 | 606.3 | 10 |
| 1800s | 624.1 | 609.35 | 638.82 | 10 |
| 1810s | 668.42 | 642.09 | 694.7 | 10 |
| 1820s | 743.83 | 700.53 | 799.3 | 10 |
| 1830s | 859.34 | 803.45 | 942.21 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1,061 | 951.33 | 1,169 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1,381 | 1,201 | 1,563 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,834 | 1,582 | 2,091 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2,639 | 2,138 | 3,218 | 10 |
| 1880s | 3,665 | 3,148 | 4,492 | 10 |
| 1890s | 5,797 | 4,237 | 7,672 | 10 |
| 1900s | 8,800 | 7,655 | 11,247 | 10 |
| 1910s | 22,337 | 11,626 | 32,956 | 10 |
| 1920s | 28,327 | 17,694 | 32,846 | 10 |
| 1930s | 36,084 | 27,458 | 49,640 | 10 |
| 1940s | 31,161 | 16,875 | 58,458 | 10 |
| 1950s | 66,614 | 49,556 | 76,260 | 10 |
| 1960s | 144,445 | 113,931 | 179,503 | 10 |
| 1970s | 215,205 | 179,779 | 243,307 | 10 |
| 1980s | 225,600 | 203,653 | 251,545 | 10 |
| 1990s | 279,631 | 237,654 | 317,155 | 10 |
| 2000s | 268,184 | 245,373 | 291,015 | 10 |
| 2010s | 239,451 | 218,558 | 263,960 | 10 |
| 2020s | 202,403 | 200,483 | 203,385 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Norway?
- Long run air pollution in Norway was 200,483 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 317,155 in 1997.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 470.76 in 1750.
- How does Norway rank for long run air pollution?
- Norway ranks 67th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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