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Norway
RegionGlobal West
GDP347.50[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita65389.18[$]
Population5.31[millions]
Urbanization82.97[%]
Land Area323028.05[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 9 77.7 7.6
Health 2 98.5 4.1
Air Quality 5 97.9 6.5
PM2.5 1 100 11.1
Household solid fuels 1 100 -
Ozone 43 58.7 8.5
Sanitation & Drinking Water 1 100 1
Sanitation 1 100 -
Drinking water 1 100 1.6
Heavy Metals 12 94 9.7
Lead 12 94 9.7
Waste Management 10 97.6 -
Solid waste 10 97.6 -
Ecosystem Vitality 21 63.8 10
Biodiversity 59 71.5 3.8
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 85 81.6 6.9
Terrestrial biomes (global) 84 83 5.4
Marine protected areas 38 43.8 3.7
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 40 47.7 9.5
Species Habitat Index 38 92.7 -6.3
Species Protection Index 62 86.7 2.5
Biodiversity Habitat Index 24 71.3 0.1
Ecosystem Services 101 32.1 -5.4
Tree cover loss 92 30.5 -5.4
Grassland loss 84 56 -13
Wetland loss 132 38 3.3
Fisheries 99 9.8 1.2
Fish Stock Status 43 11.9 1.1
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling 33 7.3 1.2
Climate Change 6 78.9 21.8
CO2 growth rate 12 72.5 23
CH4 growth rate 1 100 51
F-gas growth rate 1 100 3.9
N2O growth rate 33 79 -20.3
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100 -
CO2 from land cover 77 54.7 -
GHG intensity trend 36 67.9 39
GHG per capita 159 13.3 6.7
Pollution Emissions 23 99.2 14.9
SO2 growth rate 1 100 -
NOx growth rate 30 98.4 29.8
Agriculture 86 39.3 -0.7
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 86 39.3 -0.7
Water Resources 29 64.3 -
Wastewater treatment 29 64.3 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
France 80
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
Japan 75.1
Australia 74.9
Spain 74.3
GDP per capita
Switzerland 81.5
Norway 77.7
Netherlands 75.3
Ireland 72.8
United States of America 69.3
Taiwan 57.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Kuwait 53.6
Saudi Arabia 44
Issue Performance
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
United Kingdom 81.3
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Regulatory Quality
Denmark 82.5
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
United Kingdom 81.3
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
Ireland 72.8
Canada 71
Voice & Accountability
Denmark 82.5
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
Political Stability
Norway 77.7
Japan 75.1
Czech Republic 71
Portugal 67
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Uruguay 49.1
Dominica 44.6
Bhutan 39.3
Kiribati 37.7
Samoa 37.3
Global West
United Kingdom 81.3
France 80
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
Spain 74.3
OECD
France 80
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
Japan 75.1
Australia 74.9
Spain 74.3
Ease of Doing Business Index
United Kingdom 81.3
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
United States of America 69.3
South Korea 66.5
Lithuania 62.9
Taiwan 57.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Malaysia 47.9
Georgia 41.3

 

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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
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