Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Uskedal

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Construction of buildings17

Uskedal Facts

Area2.3 km²
Population395
Population change (1975 to 2020)-41.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-15.6%
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng59.93300, 5.86339
Postal Codes54635465

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Uskedal Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population672524468364395382397
Population Density298.7 / km²232.9 / km²208 / km²161.8 / km²175.6 / km²169.8 / km²176.4 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Uskedal Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 15.6% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Uskedal-41.2%-24.6%-15.6%
Hordaland
Norway
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Uskedal Population Density

Population Density: 176 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Uskedal3952.25 km²176 / 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

Uskedal Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1820 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 Uskedal

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Uskedal

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

Uskedal CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Uskedal7,250 tn18.35 tn3,222.1 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
Uskedal CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)7,250 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita18.35 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)3,222.1 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 AM496.9 km4,900 m8km WSW of Tjeldsto, Norwayusgs.gov
3/14/127:22 PM3.646.7 km6,200 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
5/25/079:54 AM3.266.3 km0 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
12/8/0012:48 AM3.671.4 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
8/12/002:27 PM4.162.3 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
8/6/927:32 AM3.718.1 km33,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
4/14/921:10 PM3.745.8 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
10/28/911:14 PM310.9 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
6/14/9010:00 AM3.750.3 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
2/25/9010:00 AM337.2 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov

Uskedal

Uskedal or Uskedalen is a village in Kvinnherad municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located in a small valley along the southern shore of the Hardangerfjorden, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest of the village of Dimmelsvik an..

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