Norway vs Slovakia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Norway
-1.69 million tonnes
in 2024
Slovakia
-1.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Norway rank
194th
Slovakia rank
193rd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Norway
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports -1.68 million tonnes against -1.69 million tonnes in Norway, a difference of 10,710 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 68 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Slovakia ahead.
Norway ranks 194th and Slovakia ranks 193rd of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 7 and Slovakia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 24,427 tonnes | 149,609 tonnes | 125,183 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1870s | 58,990 tonnes | 331,360 tonnes | 272,369 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 107,722 tonnes | 312,188 tonnes | 204,466 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 182,834 tonnes | 307,818 tonnes | 124,985 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 171,475 tonnes | 258,596 tonnes | 87,121 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1910s | -47,265 tonnes | -246,112 tonnes | 198,847 tonnes | Norway |
| 1920s | 422,979 tonnes | 364,710 tonnes | 58,270 tonnes | Norway |
| 1930s | 299,404 tonnes | 175,553 tonnes | 123,851 tonnes | Norway |
| 1940s | -210,763 tonnes | 153,978 tonnes | 364,741 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 140,114 tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 1.04 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 299,527 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 294,440 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1980s | -47,732 tonnes | -315,363 tonnes | 267,631 tonnes | Norway |
| 1990s | 846,115 tonnes | -1.22 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2000s | 48,900 tonnes | -540,723 tonnes | 589,623 tonnes | Norway |
| 2010s | -23,200 tonnes | -382,794 tonnes | 359,594 tonnes | Norway |
| 2020s | -1.14 million tonnes | -952,448 tonnes | 184,152 tonnes | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Norway or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at -1.68 million tonnes against -1.69 million tonnes in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Norway and Slovakia?
- 10,710 tonnes, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Slovakia?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Slovakia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Norway ranks 194th and Slovakia ranks 193rd 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.