Japan vs Norway: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Japan
7.8 tonnes per person
in 2024
Norway
8.06 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan rank
35th
Norway rank
33rd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 8.06 tonnes per person against 7.8 tonnes per person in Japan, a difference of 0.26 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 35th and Norway ranks 33rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.66 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 2.91 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 8.23 tonnes per person | 5.98 tonnes per person | 2.25 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 7.84 tonnes per person | 7.61 tonnes per person | 0.225 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 9.61 tonnes per person | 9.54 tonnes per person | 0.0678 tonnes per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 9.79 tonnes per person | 10.05 tonnes per person | 0.2622 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 9.54 tonnes per person | 9.66 tonnes per person | 0.1188 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 8.15 tonnes per person | 8.64 tonnes per person | 0.497 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, Japan or Norway?
- Norway, at 8.06 tonnes per person against 7.8 tonnes per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Japan and Norway?
- 0.26 tonnes per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Japan ranks 35th 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.