China vs Norway: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
China
8.5 tonnes per person
in 2024
Norway
8.06 tonnes per person
in 2024
China rank
32nd
Norway rank
33rd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- China
- Norway
How they compare
China currently reports 8.5 tonnes per person against 8.06 tonnes per person in Norway, a difference of 0.44 tonnes per person.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
China ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 33rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.21 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 0.4539 tonnes per person | China |
| 1970s | 2.75 tonnes per person | 5.98 tonnes per person | 3.24 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 7.61 tonnes per person | 4.92 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 3.31 tonnes per person | 9.54 tonnes per person | 6.23 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.63 tonnes per person | 10.05 tonnes per person | 5.42 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 7.1 tonnes per person | 9.66 tonnes per person | 2.56 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 8.06 tonnes per person | 8.64 tonnes per person | 0.582 tonnes per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, China or Norway?
- China, at 8.5 tonnes per person against 8.06 tonnes per person in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between China and Norway?
- 0.44 tonnes per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Norway rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- China ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 33rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.