Access to information requests in Norway
Overview for years 1996 to 2010.
Number of documents for 1996 to 2007 and requests for 2010.
| Year |
Number
of
|
Number
of |
|
documents |
documents |
|
filed |
requested
|
|
|
|
| 1996 |
703.
553 |
16.072 |
| 1997 |
755.
217 |
19.726 |
| 1998 |
590.016 |
37.031 |
| 1999 |
584.939 |
50.147 |
| 2000 |
550.463 |
50.038
|
| 2001 |
467.906 |
59.814 |
| 2002 |
444.184 |
49.050
|
| 2003 |
|
52.934 |
| 2004 |
|
63.081 |
| 2005 |
|
62.178 |
| 2006 |
|
73.755 |
| 2007 |
|
60.452 |
| 2010 |
|
61882 (1) |
|
| 2011 | | 156.860 (2) | |
(1) Number of requests using electronic
register (OEP) only since May 2010.
(2) Number of requests using electronic register (OEP) 2011
Source for 1996 to 2007: Årbok
fra Norsk Redaktørforening 2009, page 47: http://www.nored.no/Files/Documents/Dokumenter%202009/NRs%20%C3%A5rbok%202009.pdf
Result for 2011: 3385 requests
per 100 000 inhabitans (assuming 4.9
million inhabitans).
OEP (Public electronic
register) description is
found here. One request can include maximal 100 documents. Typically 3 to 5 documents are included in one request.
PS: Fringe Special - Overview FOIA -
sep 20 2010.pdf publishes an
overview of requests for several countries
Number of documents requested per
year: Norway
central governmental agencies (=departements)
| Departement |
1993 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
|
2003 |
|
2007 |
| SMK |
- |
647 |
404 |
870 |
|
|
|
|
| AAD |
|
666 |
1 655 |
1 725 |
|
|
|
|
| BFD |
- |
769 |
209 |
229 |
|
|
|
|
| FD |
1 257 |
1 570 |
1 361 |
905 |
|
|
|
|
| FID |
188 |
423 |
317 |
393 |
|
|
|
|
| FIN |
448 |
520 |
739 |
295 |
|
|
|
|
| JD |
- |
2 080 |
4 591 |
6 795 |
|
|
|
|
| KRD |
15 001 |
2 783 |
3 064 |
2 199 |
|
|
|
|
| KD2 |
- |
1 305 |
2 357 |
2 050 |
|
|
|
|
| KUF |
904 |
1 251 |
1 076 |
1 361 |
|
|
|
|
| MD |
794 |
1 269 |
1 751 |
2 337 |
|
|
|
|
| NHD/NOE |
- |
1 010 |
925 |
|
|
|
|
|
| NHD |
|
|
|
807 |
|
|
|
|
| OED |
|
|
|
526 |
|
|
|
|
| SHD |
1 102 |
2 078 |
3 550 |
3 215 |
|
|
|
|
| SD |
744 |
4 620 |
9 516 |
9 685 |
|
|
|
|
| UD |
- |
3 900 |
2 315 |
2 719 |
|
|
|
|
| LD3 |
- |
- |
- |
237 |
|
|
|
|
| Sum: |
20438 |
24891 |
33830 |
36348 |
|
52943 |
|
50101 |
Result for 2007: Requests for 1022 documnets
per 100 000 inhabitans
(assuming 4.9
million inhabitans).
Source (1993-1997): St.meld. nr. 32 (1997-98): http://www.regjeringen.no/nn/dep/jd/dok/regpubl/stmeld/19971998/stmeld-nr-32-1997-98-/6/4.html
2003: SINTEF Arbeidsnotat nr. 33/2004
Prøveprosjektet Elektronisk postjournal: http://www.sintef.no/project/EFFIN/Dokumenter/EFFIN%20WP5_EPJ_statlige_manovrer.pdf
2007: ABCNYHETER, 16. april 2007: http://www.abctv.no/nyheter/070416/hvert-femte-dokument-i-departementene-hemmeligholdes (40040
requests do not include Olje- og energidepartementet and
Samferdselsdepartemtentet).
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