Iceland vs Norway: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Iceland
0.8964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Norway
0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
24th
Norway rank
27th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.8964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Norway, a difference of 0.1468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 24th and Norway ranks 27th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.9244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 0.8964 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 Iceland and Norway?
- 0.1468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 24th 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.