Norway April 2017
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Country fact sheet Noise in Europe 2017 overview of policy-related data Norway April 2017 Photo: © Matthias Hintzsche The Environmental Noise Directive (END) requires EU member states to assess exposure to noise from key transport and industrial sources with two initial reporting phases: 2007 and 2012. Where the recommended thresholds for day and night indicators are exceeded, action plans are to be implemented. This country fiche presents data related to END assessments as reported to EEA by 15th April 2016 for the two key END indicators: Lden (day evening and night exposure) and Lnight (night time exposure). 2012 strategic noise maps reported are presented, as well as HIA calculations for annoyance and sleep disturbance, hospital admissions and mortality. Trends are presented as the change in exposure from 2007 to 2012, for comparable sources only. NORWAY Noise sources covered by this assessment Agglomerations Bergen, Fredrikstad, Oslo and adjacent agglomerations, Stavanger, Trondheim > 100.000 inhabitants 5 agglomerations in total, covering 1.705.881 inhabitants Major airports Bergen/Flesland Airport, Oslo/Gardermoen Airport, Stavanger/ Sola Airport, Trondheim/Værnes > 50.000 movements per year Airport 4 major airports in total Major roads > 3 million vehicles per year 2487 km in total Major railways > 30.000 train passages per year 208 km in total Number of people exposed to different noise bands per Lden and Lnight (2012) 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 Number of people thousands in people of Number 200 100 0 Lden Lnight Lden Lnight Lden Lnight Lden Lnight Lden Lnight Lden Lnight Lden Lnight Airports Industry Railways Roads Airports Railways Roads Agglomeration Major Data not applicable in 3 agglomerations for aircraft noise, out of 5 agglomerations. Total number of people exposed to road noise inside agglomerations (2012) Bergen Fredrikstad Oslo and adjacent agglomerations Stavanger Roads Trondheim 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 0 100 200 300 400 Thousands Thousands Number of people exposed to Lden > 55 dB Number of people exposed to Lnight > 50 dB Total number of people exposed to railway, aircraft and industrial noise inside agglomerations (2012) Bergen Fredrikstad Oslo and adjacent agglomerations Airports Stavanger Industry Railways Trondheim 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 20 40 60 80 Thousands Thousands Number of people exposed to Lden > 55 dB Number of people exposed to Lnight > 50 dB Total number of people exposed to Major Airports outside agglomerations (2012) Stavanger/ Sola Airport 55-59 Trondheim/Værnes Airport 50-54 60-64 55-59 65-69 Oslo/Gardermoen Airport 60-64 70-74 Bergen/Flesland Airport 65-69 >75 NO >70 2000 1500 1000 500 0 0 200 400 600 800 Number of people exposed to Lden Number of people exposed to Lnight Noise contour maps (2012) Major roads Major railways Major airports Airport ICAO Annual traffic Bergen/Flesland Airport ENBR 103200 Oslo/Gardermoen Airport ENGM 231339 Trondheim/Værnes Airport ENVA 55474 Stavanger/ Sola Airport ENZV 82000 Health impact assessment Annoyance and sleep disturbance Hospital admissions and mortality Trends on noise exposure 2007 - 2012 Trends on noise exposure are shown only in those cases where data is available for both implementation rounds: - For major airports: total number of people exposed to more than 55 dB Lden and to more than 50 dB Lnight outside agglomerations. - For agglomerations: percentage of population exposed to more than 55 dB Lden and to more than 50 dB Lnight due to different noise sources. Major airports: Lden Lnight First Round Second Round First Round Second Round Bergen/Flesland Airport 3000 500 800 0 Stavanger/ Sola Airport 3200 200 600 0 Oslo/Gardermoen Airport 0 2200 0 800 Trondheim/Værnes Airport 700 1900 400 600 Agglomerations: Air Lden Lnight Railway Lden Lnight First Second First Second (values in First Second First Second (values in %) Round Round Round Round %) Round Round Round Round Data not provided or unsuitable for Data not provided or unsuitable for deriving Oslo Oslo deriving trends trends Industry Lden Lnight Road Lden Lnight (values in First Second First Second (values in First Second First Second %) Round Round Round Round %) Round Round Round Round Data not provided or unsuitable for deriving Data not provided or unsuitable for deriving Oslo Oslo trends trends Decrease in population exposed No change Increase in population exposed For further information about environmental noise in Europe please consult http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/human/noise or visit the Noise Observation & Information Service for Europe at http://noise.eionet.europa.eu/ and EEA Data Service http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and- maps/data/data-on-noise-exposure-2. .