Knaben Facts

Area0.4 km²
Population40
Population change (1975 to 2020)-76.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-64.6%
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng58.66549, 7.06650
Postal Codes4473

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Knaben Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population1671521133940
Population Density445.3 / km²405.3 / km²301.3 / km²104 / km²106.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Knaben Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 65.5% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Knaben-76.6%-74.3%-65.5%
Vest-Agder+34.8%+24.5%+16.5%
Norway+30.2%+23.2%+16.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Knaben Population Density

Population Density: 107 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Knaben400.375 km²107 / km²
Vest-Agder181,85111,083.7 km²16.4 / km²
Norway4.9 million322,754.2 km²15.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Knaben 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

Knaben CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Knaben737 tn18.43 tn1,966.2 tons/km²
Vest-Agder2,240,889 tn12.32 tn202.2 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
Knaben CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)737 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita18.43 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)1,966.2 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
1/28/0710:30 AM4.495.8 km29,800 mNorth Seausgs.gov
9/21/931:15 PM391.6 km10,000 mNorth Seausgs.gov
8/23/914:07 AM3.183.8 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
12/6/848:02 PM3.199.5 km10,000 mNorth Seausgs.gov

Knaben

Knaben is a former mining community in the northern part of Kvinesdal municipality, Norway, and currently a popular ski resort. The settlement lies about 630 metres above sea level. The molybdenum mines were operated from 1885 to 1973. Buildings and ..

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