Germany vs Norway: CO₂ emissions per capita
Germany
6.77 tonnes per person
in 2024
Norway
6.67 tonnes per person
in 2024
Germany rank
43rd
Norway rank
44th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Germany currently reports 6.77 tonnes per person against 6.67 tonnes per person in Norway, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 43rd and Norway ranks 44th of 213 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.0506 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0506 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1810s | 0.078 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.078 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1820s | 0.1484 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.1474 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1830s | 0.1739 tonnes per person | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 0.1605 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1840s | 0.3611 tonnes per person | 0.0639 tonnes per person | 0.2972 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1850s | 0.7371 tonnes per person | 0.1535 tonnes per person | 0.5836 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1860s | 1.52 tonnes per person | 0.2866 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1870s | 2.27 tonnes per person | 0.4784 tonnes per person | 1.79 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1880s | 3.45 tonnes per person | 0.8368 tonnes per person | 2.61 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1890s | 4.72 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 3.34 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1900s | 6.26 tonnes per person | 1.96 tonnes per person | 4.3 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1910s | 7.54 tonnes per person | 2.52 tonnes per person | 5.01 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1920s | 6.99 tonnes per person | 2.57 tonnes per person | 4.42 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1930s | 6.8 tonnes per person | 3.42 tonnes per person | 3.39 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1940s | 6.68 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 4.47 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1950s | 9.57 tonnes per person | 3.07 tonnes per person | 6.5 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1960s | 12.34 tonnes per person | 4.57 tonnes per person | 7.77 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 13.5 tonnes per person | 7.7 tonnes per person | 5.8 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 13.25 tonnes per person | 7.95 tonnes per person | 5.3 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 11.78 tonnes per person | 8.8 tonnes per person | 2.99 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 10.68 tonnes per person | 9.44 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 9.67 tonnes per person | 8.68 tonnes per person | 0.987 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 7.51 tonnes per person | 7.29 tonnes per person | 0.223 tonnes per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Germany or Norway?
- Germany, at 6.77 tonnes per person against 6.67 tonnes per person in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Germany and Norway?
- 0.1 tonnes per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Germany ranks 43rd and Norway ranks 44th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.