Torsken Facts

Area0.1 km²
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng69.33868, 17.10554
Postal Codes9379938093819393

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Torsken Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data1975199020002015
Population0000
Population Density0 / km²0 / km²0 / km²0 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Torsken Population change from 2000 to 2000

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990
Torsken
Troms-2.3%+0.4%
Norway+11.9%+5.8%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Troms Population Density

Population Density: 4 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Troms163,02241,118.3 km²4 / km²
Norway4.9 million322,754.2 km²15.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Torsken Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2015

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Troms CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Troms1,844,021 tn11.31 tn44.8 tons/km²
Norway86,855,170 tn17.74 tn269.1 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Troms CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)1,844,021 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.31 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)44.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeLow (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
4/28/7412:52 PM4.981.4 km33,000 mnorthern Norwayusgs.gov

Torsken

Torsken is a municipality on the western coast of the large island of Senja in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Gryllefjord. Other larger villages in Torsken municipality include the village of Tor..

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