Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Ålvik

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Unreachable18

Ålvik Facts

Area1.4 km²
Population438
Population change (1975 to 2020)-28.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-27.6%
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng60.43274, 6.43164
Postal Codes56055614

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Ålvik Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population612731605424438
Population Density445.1 / km²531.6 / km²440 / km²308.4 / km²318.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ålvik Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 29.9% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Ålvik-30.7%-42%-29.9%
Hordaland+40.7%+28.6%+19%
Norway+30.2%+23.2%+16.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ålvik Population Density

Population Density: 319 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Ålvik4381.375 km²319 / km²
Hordaland516,04922,686.8 km²22.7 / km²
Norway4.9 million322,754.2 km²15.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ålvik 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Ålvik

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Ålvik

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

Ålvik CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Ålvik3,573 tn8.16 tn2,598.4 tons/km²
Hordaland6,521,550 tn12.64 tn287.5 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
Ålvik CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)3,573 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita8.16 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)2,598.4 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
11/7/178:46 AM497.2 km4,900 m8km WSW of Tjeldsto, Norwayusgs.gov
8/6/927:32 AM3.772.3 km33,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
10/28/911:14 PM358.9 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
6/14/9010:00 AM3.762.1 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
2/25/9010:00 AM386.5 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
3/3/8910:49 AM3.225.1 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
10/20/889:43 PM3.852.9 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
12/26/874:57 PM3.368.7 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
10/19/875:34 AM376.6 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
7/2/859:23 AM388 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov

Ålvik

Ålvik is a village in the municipality of Kvam in Hordaland county, Norway. The village "urban area" consists of the settlements of Ytre Ålvik og Indre Ålvik (outer and inner Ålvik) and Vikadal. The settlements are located on either side of a ridge w..

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