Norway – climate and energy statistics
Posted in National and regional statistics on 03/24/2010 09:47 am by Stephen Tindale
Total national greenhouse gas emissions as a percentage of global total, 2004 figures
< 1%
Historical contribution – 1850 to 2000
< 1%
Change in annual greenhouse gas emissions since 1990
+ 7.7%
2005 per capita annual greenhouse gas emissions
11.2 tonnes (without land use change, which is not a major source of emissions in Norway).
Energy used per unit of GDP (compared to USA)
128%
Balance of energy sources, 2007
| % | |
| Hydro | 43 |
| Oil | 35 |
| Gas | 16 |
| Renewables | 5 |
Energy security
Norway is the world’s third largest exporter of both oil and gas.
Electricity generated, 2007
| % | |
| Hydro | 98.5 |
| Wind | 0.7 |
| Gas | 0.5 |
| Biomass | 0.25 |
| Coal | 0.1 |
Installed wind capacity
2003 97.3Mw
2009 428Mw
Electricity – supply and demand
Demand for electricity is increasing, so Norway is constructing gas power stations as well as expanding wind power.
Fuels used for heat, 2007
| % | |
| Waste | 45 |
| Biomass | 10 |
| Oil | 5 |
| Coal | 3.5 |
| Gas | 3.3 |
| Other | 33 |
Percentage of agriculture certified as organic
3.95%
Cars per thousand of population
494