Azerbaijan vs Norway: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Azerbaijan
1.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Norway
1.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
58th
Norway rank
57th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Azerbaijan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.49 billion tonnes against 1.42 billion tonnes in Azerbaijan, a difference of 69.94 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 171 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Norway ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 58th and Norway ranks 57th of 215 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 16 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 49,585 tonnes | 3,657 tonnes | 45,928 tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1870s | 451,286 tonnes | 90,184 tonnes | 361,102 tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1880s | 2.10 million tonnes | 331,756 tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1890s | 5.91 million tonnes | 895,791 tonnes | 5.01 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1900s | 14.41 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 12.24 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1910s | 26.66 million tonnes | 4.19 million tonnes | 22.47 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1920s | 34.85 million tonnes | 7.75 million tonnes | 27.09 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1930s | 56.46 million tonnes | 17.33 million tonnes | 39.13 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1940s | 101.00 million tonnes | 30.01 million tonnes | 70.99 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1950s | 178.41 million tonnes | 71.99 million tonnes | 106.42 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 316.14 million tonnes | 169.33 million tonnes | 146.82 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 517.23 million tonnes | 365.68 million tonnes | 151.56 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 778.70 million tonnes | 593.91 million tonnes | 184.79 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 1.02 billion tonnes | 804.76 million tonnes | 218.47 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | 153.77 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 1.30 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 26.77 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 1.39 billion tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | 53.31 million tonnes | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Azerbaijan or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.49 billion tonnes against 1.42 billion tonnes in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Azerbaijan and Norway?
- 69.94 million tonnes, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Norway?
- 171 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Norway rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Azerbaijan ranks 58th 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 from oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.