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

Norway
0.0077 kt per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0074 kt per person
in 2023
Norway rank
31st
South Africa rank
34th

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

  • Norway
  • South Africa
0.0040.0060.0080.010.012196119922023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.0077 kt per person against 0.0074 kt per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0003 kt per person.

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

Norway ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 34th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0046 kt per person 0.0076 kt per person 0.0029 kt per person South Africa
1970s 0.0082 kt per person 0.0084 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person South Africa
1980s 0.0102 kt per person 0.0111 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person South Africa
1990s 0.0083 kt per person 0.0099 kt per person 0.0016 kt per person South Africa
2000s 0.011 kt per person 0.0103 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person Norway
2010s 0.0101 kt per person 0.0094 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person Norway
2020s 0.008 kt per person 0.0077 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Norway or South Africa?
Norway, at 0.0077 kt per person against 0.0074 kt per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Norway and South Africa?
0.0003 kt per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Norway and South Africa rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Norway ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 34th 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.