New Zealand vs Norway: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

New Zealand
0.1223 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
0.1043 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
107th
Norway rank
109th

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
0.0250.050.0750.10.1250.15196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.1223 kt per square kilometre against 0.1043 kt per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.018 kt per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 107th and Norway ranks 109th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0486 kt per square kilometre 0.0457 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.0649 kt per square kilometre 0.0868 kt per square kilometre 0.022 kt per square kilometre Norway
1980s 0.0796 kt per square kilometre 0.1123 kt per square kilometre 0.0327 kt per square kilometre Norway
1990s 0.1076 kt per square kilometre 0.0925 kt per square kilometre 0.0151 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.1274 kt per square kilometre 0.1265 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.1276 kt per square kilometre 0.1289 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre Norway
2020s 0.1228 kt per square kilometre 0.1063 kt per square kilometre 0.0165 kt per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, New Zealand or Norway?
New Zealand, at 0.1223 kt per square kilometre against 0.1043 kt per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between New Zealand and Norway?
0.018 kt per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 107th and Norway ranks 109th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

New Zealand vs Norway: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/energy-emissions-co2-per-square-kilometre/new-zealand/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/energy-emissions-co2-per-square-kilometre/new-zealand/norway/">New Zealand vs Norway: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.