Canada vs Norway: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Canada
0.0738 tonnes per person
in 2022
Norway
0.0765 tonnes per person
in 2022
Canada rank
45th
Norway rank
43rd

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.0765 tonnes per person against 0.0738 tonnes per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0027 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 45th and Norway ranks 43rd of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3936 tonnes per person 0.1006 tonnes per person 0.293 tonnes per person Canada
1970s 0.4123 tonnes per person 0.1247 tonnes per person 0.2876 tonnes per person Canada
1980s 0.3774 tonnes per person 0.165 tonnes per person 0.2124 tonnes per person Canada
1990s 0.3006 tonnes per person 0.1557 tonnes per person 0.1449 tonnes per person Canada
2000s 0.1726 tonnes per person 0.1145 tonnes per person 0.0581 tonnes per person Canada
2010s 0.0955 tonnes per person 0.0809 tonnes per person 0.0146 tonnes per person Canada
2020s 0.0745 tonnes per person 0.0766 tonnes per person 0.0021 tonnes per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Canada or Norway?
Norway, at 0.0765 tonnes per person against 0.0738 tonnes per person in Canada as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Canada and Norway?
0.0027 tonnes per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Canada and Norway rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Canada ranks 45th and Norway ranks 43rd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.