Iceland vs Norway: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Iceland
27.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Norway
28.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Iceland rank
204th
Norway rank
203rd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 28.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 27.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Iceland, a difference of 0.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 204th and Norway ranks 203rd of 213 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 28.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 1.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Norway |
| 2010s | 27.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 34.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Norway |
| 2020s | 27.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 29.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 1.58 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 28.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 27.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Iceland ranks 204th and Norway ranks 203rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.