Japan vs Norway: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Japan
0.0078 kt per person
in 2023
Norway
0.0077 kt per person
in 2023
Japan rank
30th
Norway rank
31st

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Norway
0.0040.0060.0080.010.012196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0078 kt per person against 0.0077 kt per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0001 kt per person.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

Japan ranks 30th and Norway ranks 31st of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0043 kt per person 0.0046 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person Norway
1970s 0.008 kt per person 0.0082 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Norway
1980s 0.0079 kt per person 0.0102 kt per person 0.0023 kt per person Norway
1990s 0.0093 kt per person 0.0083 kt per person 0.001 kt per person Japan
2000s 0.0096 kt per person 0.011 kt per person 0.0013 kt per person Norway
2010s 0.0093 kt per person 0.0101 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person Norway
2020s 0.008 kt per person 0.008 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Japan or Norway?
Japan, at 0.0078 kt per person against 0.0077 kt per person in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Japan and Norway?
0.0001 kt per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Japan ranks 30th and Norway ranks 31st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
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 (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.