India vs Norway: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
India
7.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Norway
7.74 million tonnes
in 2024
India rank
58th
Norway rank
57th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- India
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 7.74 million tonnes against 7.55 million tonnes in India, a difference of 197,270 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.
India ranks 58th and Norway ranks 57th of 197 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 160.45 million tonnes | 13.76 million tonnes | 146.69 million tonnes | India |
| 1860s | 107.16 million tonnes | 12.96 million tonnes | 94.20 million tonnes | India |
| 1870s | 103.94 million tonnes | 12.64 million tonnes | 91.30 million tonnes | India |
| 1880s | 112.85 million tonnes | 12.35 million tonnes | 100.50 million tonnes | India |
| 1890s | 112.27 million tonnes | 12.68 million tonnes | 99.59 million tonnes | India |
| 1900s | 100.76 million tonnes | 11.72 million tonnes | 89.04 million tonnes | India |
| 1910s | 100.93 million tonnes | 11.75 million tonnes | 89.18 million tonnes | India |
| 1920s | 385.43 million tonnes | 9.85 million tonnes | 375.58 million tonnes | India |
| 1930s | 472.36 million tonnes | 7.41 million tonnes | 464.95 million tonnes | India |
| 1940s | 503.09 million tonnes | 4.91 million tonnes | 498.18 million tonnes | India |
| 1950s | 724.64 million tonnes | -1.51 million tonnes | 726.15 million tonnes | India |
| 1960s | 392.91 million tonnes | -10.44 million tonnes | 403.35 million tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 276.50 million tonnes | -6.81 million tonnes | 283.31 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 208.69 million tonnes | -1.41 million tonnes | 210.10 million tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 141.54 million tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | 138.30 million tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 122.23 million tonnes | 2.81 million tonnes | 119.42 million tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 156.62 million tonnes | 5.07 million tonnes | 151.55 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 42.29 million tonnes | 7.39 million tonnes | 34.90 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, India or Norway?
- Norway, at 7.74 million tonnes against 7.55 million tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between India and Norway?
- 197,270 tonnes, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do India and Norway rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- India ranks 58th and Norway ranks 57th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.