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Domestic extraction of 316 million tonnes
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2014-01-21T10:00:00.000Z
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Economy-wide material flow accounts, 2011

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Domestic extraction of 316 million tonnes

The economy-wide flow accounts for Norway for 2011 show a domestic extraction of materials from the natural environment of 316 million tonnes. The extraction of fossil energy is the dominating part with 206 million tonnes.

Material flow account. Domestic extraction, import and export of materials, material products and waste. 1 000 tonnesPublished 21 January 2014
 200620102011Change in per cent 2006-2011
Domestic extraction309 321316 033316 1872
Biomass12 87013 98212 9491
Metal ores (gross ores)4 6669 86210 070116
Non-metallic minerals64 37776 22287 20335
Fossil energy materials/carriers227 408215 966205 965-9
     
Import of materials, material products and waste37 82734 95835 092-7
Biomass and biomass products7 9768 0178 3725
Metal ores and concentrates, raw and processed9 6778 5018 580-11
Non-metallic minerals, raw and processed5 9045 6525 871-1
Fossil energy materials/carriers, raw and processed10 9849 2358 630-21
Other products3 0833 0343 2174
Waste imported for final treatment and disposal203519422108
     
Export of materials, material products and waste228 066216 027214 878-6
Biomass and biomass products6 4957 2556 8546
Metal ores and concentrates, raw and processed6 4917 3198 14325
Non-metallic minerals, raw and processed19 80823 32627 51239
Fossil energy materials/carriers, raw and processed189 161172 126165 355-13
Other products5 7354 9645 260-8
Waste exported for final treatment and disposal3761 0371 754366

Source: Statistics Norway

In the same period, 35 million tonnes of material products were imported. The export of these materials accounted for 218 million tonnes. The exported goods were mainly fossil energy materials and carriers.

The economy-wide flow accounts are based on instructions in Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 on European Environmental Economic Accounts. Norway has annual reporting obligations under the regulation.