Denmark vs Norway: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Denmark
0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Norway
0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
26th
Norway rank
27th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 26th and Norway ranks 27th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.8907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.8339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 26th and Norway ranks 27th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.