Chile vs Norway: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Chile
59.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Norway
64.50 million tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
67th
Norway rank
65th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Chile
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 64.50 million tonnes against 59.88 million tonnes in Chile, a difference of 4.62 million tonnes.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
Across all 97 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 67th and Norway ranks 65th of 211 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 90,878 tonnes | 372,137 tonnes | 281,258 tonnes | Norway |
| 1930s | 625,965 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 555,193 tonnes | Norway |
| 1940s | 2.37 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | 431,947 tonnes | Norway |
| 1950s | 5.42 million tonnes | 5.81 million tonnes | 397,418 tonnes | Norway |
| 1960s | 10.07 million tonnes | 11.99 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1970s | 16.57 million tonnes | 23.62 million tonnes | 7.05 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1980s | 22.08 million tonnes | 34.01 million tonnes | 11.93 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1990s | 29.51 million tonnes | 41.65 million tonnes | 12.14 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2000s | 40.12 million tonnes | 50.20 million tonnes | 10.08 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2010s | 51.27 million tonnes | 57.93 million tonnes | 6.66 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2020s | 58.16 million tonnes | 63.25 million tonnes | 5.08 million tonnes | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Chile or Norway?
- Norway, at 64.50 million tonnes against 59.88 million tonnes in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Chile and Norway?
- 4.62 million tonnes, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Norway?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Norway rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Chile ranks 67th and Norway ranks 65th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.