What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Azerbaijan and Norway?

150.16 million tonnes, with Norway ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Norway?

173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Norway: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Azerbaijan

2.64 billion tonnes

in 2024

Norway

2.79 billion tonnes

in 2024

Azerbaijan rank

60th

Norway rank

57th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

Azerbaijan
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 2.79 billion tonnes against 2.64 billion tonnes in Azerbaijan, a difference of 150.16 million tonnes.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Norway ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 60th and Norway ranks 57th of 215 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1830s	622.25 tonnes	21,068 tonnes	20,446 tonnes	Norway
1850s	10,860 tonnes	2.39 million tonnes	2.38 million tonnes	Norway
1860s	107,756 tonnes	5.68 million tonnes	5.57 million tonnes	Norway
1870s	690,660 tonnes	12.32 million tonnes	11.63 million tonnes	Norway
1880s	2.48 million tonnes	25.10 million tonnes	22.61 million tonnes	Norway
1890s	6.40 million tonnes	47.83 million tonnes	41.43 million tonnes	Norway
1900s	15.12 million tonnes	86.03 million tonnes	70.91 million tonnes	Norway
1910s	27.86 million tonnes	144.15 million tonnes	116.29 million tonnes	Norway
1920s	36.38 million tonnes	205.52 million tonnes	169.14 million tonnes	Norway
1930s	59.61 million tonnes	292.28 million tonnes	232.66 million tonnes	Norway
1940s	108.52 million tonnes	372.93 million tonnes	264.41 million tonnes	Norway
1950s	199.80 million tonnes	464.57 million tonnes	264.76 million tonnes	Norway
1960s	392.15 million tonnes	599.50 million tonnes	207.35 million tonnes	Norway
1970s	712.33 million tonnes	847.42 million tonnes	135.09 million tonnes	Norway
1980s	1.16 billion tonnes	1.17 billion tonnes	7.55 million tonnes	Norway
1990s	1.64 billion tonnes	1.52 billion tonnes	114.50 million tonnes	Azerbaijan
2000s	1.96 billion tonnes	1.94 billion tonnes	17.98 million tonnes	Azerbaijan
2010s	2.28 billion tonnes	2.39 billion tonnes	107.35 million tonnes	Norway
2020s	2.56 billion tonnes	2.71 billion tonnes	154.18 million tonnes	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Azerbaijan or Norway?: Norway, at 2.79 billion tonnes against 2.64 billion tonnes in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Azerbaijan and Norway?: 150.16 million tonnes, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Norway?: 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Norway rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?: Azerbaijan ranks 60th and Norway ranks 57th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.