Akkarvik Facts

Area3.6 km²
Population23
Population change (1975 to 2020)+475.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-30.3%
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng70.06407, 20.49253
Postal Codes9190

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Akkarvik Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population439332323
Population Density1.1 / km²10.9 / km²9.3 / km²6.5 / km²6.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Akkarvik Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 30.3% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Akkarvik+475%-41%-30.3%
Troms+4.6%+7.4%+7.1%
Norway+30.2%+23.2%+16.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Akkarvik Population Density

Population Density: 6.5 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Akkarvik233.563 km²6.5 / km²
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

Akkarvik Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

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

Akkarvik CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Akkarvik422 tn18.35 tn118.5 tons/km²
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
Akkarvik CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)422 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita18.35 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)118.5 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.

Akkarvik

Akkarvik is a small village along the Langfjorden in the municipality of Skjervøy, in the northern part of Troms county, Norway. It is located about 14 km (8.7 mi) south of Årviksand and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of Arnøyhamn on the south side..

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