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OEE benchmark Norway 2026: manufacturing data, sector targets and downtime cost

Name: OEE Benchmark Norway 2026: Manufacturing Data, Sector Targets, Downtime Cost
Creator: OEE Benchmark
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The short answer: Manufacturing is 6.3% of gross value added in Norway (2024) and employs about 230,000 people. Loaded labour cost in manufacturing is 51.6 EUR/h (2024), which is the number that turns an hour of downtime into money. Typical OEE in the country's leading sectors runs 45–92%; the sector world-class targets are in the table below.

Official manufacturing statistics for Norway, the OEE ranges that apply to its leading sectors, a downtime-cost calculator preloaded with national labour and energy costs, and the incentives that can fund a monitoring project.

Key figures

Manufacturing share

6.3

% gross value added

2024 · ec.europa.eu

Manufacturing value added

26.7

EUR bn

2024 · ec.europa.eu

Manufacturing employment

230

thousand persons

2024 · ec.europa.eu

Manufacturing enterprises

18,259

2024 · ssb.no

Labour cost (manufacturing)

51.6

EUR per hour

2024 · ec.europa.eu

Industrial electricity price

0.058

EUR per kWh

2024-S2 · ec.europa.eu

Robot density

not published in an official source we could read

Enterprises using AI

14.7

% of manufacturers (10+ employees)

2024 · ec.europa.eu

Leading sectors and the OEE ranges that apply

The first columns are Norway's own sector mix (Statistics Norway (SSB)). The OEE columns are the oee-benchmark.org editorial ranges for that sector type: they are benchmarks for plants, not national statistics.

Sector	Weight	Typical OEE	World-class target	Dominant loss	A × P × Q
Food products (C10) Food & beverage	19.15% of manufacturing value added (2023)	60–80%	82%	Changeover & startup losses	90% × 93% × 98%
Fabricated metal products (C25) Metal fabrication / machine shop	9.91% of manufacturing value added (2023)	45–65%	78%	Setup & idling	85% × 88% × 96%
Basic metals incl. aluminium (C24) Continuous process (chemical, pulp)	9.04% of manufacturing value added (2023)	80–92%	92%	Unplanned stops	95% × 97% × 99.5%
Machinery & equipment n.e.c. (C28) Metal fabrication / machine shop	6.80% of manufacturing value added (2023)	45–65%	78%	Setup & idling	85% × 88% × 96%

Downtime cost calculator: Norway defaults

Change any input and the result updates. The labour and electricity defaults are the national statistics quoted above, not your plant's figures; replace them with your own numbers for a real estimate.

Hours of unplanned downtime per monthLines or machines affectedOperators per lineLoaded labour cost per hour (EUR)Electricity price per kWh (EUR)Average load per line (kW)Lost contribution margin per hour (your figure) (EUR)

Estimated downtime cost

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per year · – per month

labour–
energy–
lost margin–

Funding and incentives for monitoring projects (status October 2026)

Programmes a production-monitoring or OEE project can use. Status was checked on the operator's page in October 2026; anything we could not confirm is marked unverified.

Programme	Operator	What it funds	Status	Source
Enova – Klima- og energisatsinger i industrien	Enova SF (Ministry of Climate and Environment)	30–50% investment support (cap NOK 10 m) for industrial energy-efficiency, heat recovery, electrification of fossil-driven processes, motor replacement (≥10 kW, cap NOK 3 m); studies up to 50% / NOK 0.5 m	open open – 2026 deadlines 30 Jan, 20 Mar, 22 May, 18 Sep, 13 Nov (next: 13 Nov 2026 12:00)	enova.no
Enova – Store klima- og energisatsinger i industrien / Industri 2050 / Pilotering av banebrytende klimateknologi	Enova SF	Larger industrial decarbonisation investments, long-horizon industrial transition, and pilots of breakthrough climate technology (programme list under 'Punktutslippsprogrammet')	open open	enova.no
Innovasjon Norge – financing (risikolån, markedslån, garantier, tilskudd)	Innovasjon Norge	Risk loans, market loans, guarantees and grants for innovation and green transition projects; NOK 9.4 bn awarded to business (per site); apply via Min side; current calls under 'utlysninger'	open open	innovasjonnorge.no

Editor's note

Norway's manufacturing share (6.3% of value added) looks small only because oil and gas dominate the economy; 230,000 people work in food, metals (including aluminium), machinery and metal products. Labour cost is 51.6 EUR per hour while electricity is the cheapest in Europe at 0.06 EUR per kWh. Enova's industry programme has a deadline on 13 November 2026.

How to use this benchmark

Measure first. Log availability, performance and quality per line for four weeks before comparing with the sector ranges; a benchmark without your own baseline is a guess.

Compare within your sector, not with the national average. A packaging line at 72% may be world-class; a bottling line at 72% has room.

Price the gap. Use the calculator with your own labour cost and margin, then check the incentives table: several programmes fund the sensors and software that close it.

Free download

Norway OEE Benchmark Pack 2026

Excel workbook: country profile, hubs, sector OEE ranges, downtime-cost calculator and incentives, with every source linked.

Country profile and hub table with sources
Sector OEE ranges: typical, world-class, A×P×Q
Downtime-cost calculator preloaded with Norway labour and energy costs
Incentives and 2026–2027 events

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Frequently asked questions

What is a good OEE in Norway?

There is no national OEE statistic: OEE is measured per line, and the useful comparison is by sector. For Norway's leading sectors the typical range is 45–92% and the world-class targets are listed above. Most plants that start measuring sit near 60%.

Where do these figures come from?

Manufacturing weight, employment, labour cost, energy price and robot density come from official statistics (Statistics Norway (SSB), Eurostat, the World Bank and the IFR); every figure links to the page it was read from. The OEE ranges are oee-benchmark.org editorial benchmarks.

What is in the Norway benchmark pack?

An Excel workbook with the country profile and sources, the hub table, the sector OEE ranges, a downtime-cost calculator with the national defaults already filled in, and the incentives and events lists. It is free; we ask for a work email.

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Sources and method

Figures are quoted as published, with the year and unit of each source; we do not convert currencies or estimate missing values. OEE ranges follow the oee-benchmark.org editorial process. Published by TEEPTRAK SAS, which sells production-monitoring and OEE software.

Data checked October 2026