Netherlands vs Norway: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Netherlands
-2.23 million tonnes
in 2024
Norway
-1.69 million tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands rank
197th
Norway rank
194th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports -1.69 million tonnes against -2.23 million tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 545,660 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 75 times across 178 shared years of data; in 1847 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 197th and Norway ranks 194th of 215 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 13 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 153,887 tonnes | 2,443 tonnes | 151,445 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 19,419 tonnes | 21,984 tonnes | 2,565 tonnes | Norway |
| 1860s | 84,638 tonnes | 22,717 tonnes | 61,922 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 283,960 tonnes | 58,990 tonnes | 224,970 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 340,019 tonnes | 107,722 tonnes | 232,297 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 266,739 tonnes | 182,834 tonnes | 83,905 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 663,917 tonnes | 171,475 tonnes | 492,442 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 206,280 tonnes | -47,265 tonnes | 253,545 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 1.93 million tonnes | 422,979 tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1930s | -56,559 tonnes | 299,404 tonnes | 355,962 tonnes | Norway |
| 1940s | 979,750 tonnes | -210,763 tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 1.66 million tonnes | 140,114 tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 4.87 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 3.83 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 7.12 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 5.88 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1980s | -2.53 million tonnes | -47,732 tonnes | 2.49 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1990s | 938,880 tonnes | 846,115 tonnes | 92,765 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2000s | -61,958 tonnes | 48,900 tonnes | 110,858 tonnes | Norway |
| 2010s | -1.77 million tonnes | -23,200 tonnes | 1.75 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2020s | -7.59 million tonnes | -1.14 million tonnes | 6.45 million tonnes | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Netherlands or Norway?
- Norway, at -1.69 million tonnes against -2.23 million tonnes in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Netherlands and Norway?
- 545,660 tonnes, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 178 years are reported by both, from 1847 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Netherlands ranks 197th and Norway ranks 194th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.