Namibia vs Norway: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Namibia
1.53 tonnes per person
in 2024
Norway
1.39 tonnes per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
38th
Norway rank
39th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Namibia
- Norway
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.53 tonnes per person against 1.39 tonnes per person in Norway, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Namibia ranks 38th and Norway ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 11 and Norway in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.64 tonnes per person | 9.29 tonnes per person | 7.66 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1860s | 2.73 tonnes per person | 7.82 tonnes per person | 5.09 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1870s | 2.93 tonnes per person | 6.95 tonnes per person | 4.03 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1880s | 3.04 tonnes per person | 6.31 tonnes per person | 3.27 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1890s | 2.76 tonnes per person | 6.02 tonnes per person | 3.26 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1900s | 3.59 tonnes per person | 5.08 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1910s | 3.86 tonnes per person | 4.69 tonnes per person | 0.8282 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1920s | 5.53 tonnes per person | 3.62 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1930s | 6.42 tonnes per person | 2.56 tonnes per person | 3.86 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1940s | 7.2 tonnes per person | 1.58 tonnes per person | 5.62 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1950s | 7.29 tonnes per person | -0.4053 tonnes per person | 7.69 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1960s | 5.1 tonnes per person | -2.81 tonnes per person | 7.91 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 2.31 tonnes per person | -1.72 tonnes per person | 4.03 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 1.7 tonnes per person | -0.3425 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 2.68 tonnes per person | 0.744 tonnes per person | 1.93 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 0.6061 tonnes per person | 0.7865 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.6 tonnes per person | 0.9819 tonnes per person | 0.617 tonnes per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.93 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | 0.5765 tonnes per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Namibia or Norway?
- Namibia, at 1.53 tonnes per person against 1.39 tonnes per person in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Namibia and Norway?
- 0.14 tonnes per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Norway rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Namibia ranks 38th and Norway ranks 39th of 194 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from 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 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.