Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Balestrand

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Google Rating
Wholesale of machinery12
Other accommodation104.3
Shopping94.2

Balestrand Facts

Area0.6 km²
Population284
Population change (1975 to 2020)+1.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-27.6%
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng61.20962, 6.53608
Postal Codes68986899

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Balestrand Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population280458392280284
Population Density448 / km²732.8 / km²627.2 / km²448 / km²454.4 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Balestrand Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 28.6% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Balestrand+0%-38.9%-28.6%
Sogn og Fjordane-7.7%-1.3%+1.5%
Norway+30.2%+23.2%+16.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Balestrand Population Density

Population Density: 454 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Balestrand2840.625 km²454 / km²
Sogn og Fjordane109,94827,109.6 km²4.1 / km²
Norway4.9 million322,754.2 km²15.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Balestrand Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Balestrand

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Balestrand

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

Balestrand CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Balestrand5,212 tn18.35 tn8,339.9 tons/km²
Sogn og Fjordane1,388,953 tn12.63 tn51.2 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
Balestrand CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)5,212 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita18.35 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)8,339.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeMedium (4)

* 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
4/4/9012:53 PM370.7 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
3/3/8910:49 AM3.262.9 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
5/25/872:35 AM3.175.8 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
4/17/853:59 PM3.157.5 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov

Balestrand

Balestrand is a municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Balestrand. Other villages in the municipality i..

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