Croatia vs Norway: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Croatia
946.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Norway
1.05 billion tonnes
in 2024
Croatia rank
91st
Norway rank
90th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Croatia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.05 billion tonnes against 946.26 million tonnes in Croatia, a difference of 100.41 million tonnes.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Croatia ranks 91st and Norway ranks 90th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 18.02 million tonnes | 75.64 million tonnes | 57.63 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1860s | 57.87 million tonnes | 209.16 million tonnes | 151.28 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1870s | 112.09 million tonnes | 336.73 million tonnes | 224.64 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1880s | 179.87 million tonnes | 462.11 million tonnes | 282.24 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1890s | 259.99 million tonnes | 586.58 million tonnes | 326.59 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1900s | 349.98 million tonnes | 709.13 million tonnes | 359.15 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1910s | 452.33 million tonnes | 825.86 million tonnes | 373.53 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1920s | 571.71 million tonnes | 934.66 million tonnes | 362.95 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1930s | 695.23 million tonnes | 1.02 billion tonnes | 324.71 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1940s | 818.82 million tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | 260.98 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1950s | 933.61 million tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 172.69 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 21.92 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 937.92 million tonnes | 93.60 million tonnes | Croatia |
| 1980s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 900.80 million tonnes | 131.09 million tonnes | Croatia |
| 1990s | 1.07 billion tonnes | 916.49 million tonnes | 158.43 million tonnes | Croatia |
| 2000s | 1.02 billion tonnes | 944.92 million tonnes | 74.41 million tonnes | Croatia |
| 2010s | 967.07 million tonnes | 984.14 million tonnes | 17.07 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2020s | 951.88 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 79.42 million tonnes | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Croatia or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.05 billion tonnes against 946.26 million tonnes in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Croatia and Norway?
- 100.41 million tonnes, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Norway rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Croatia ranks 91st and Norway ranks 90th of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.