Norway vs United States: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Norway
0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States
0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Norway rank
27th
United States rank
30th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Norway
- United States
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in United States, a difference of 0.0449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 27th and United States ranks 30th of 196 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.9928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.8025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.7666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Norway or United States?
- Norway, at 0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Norway and United States?
- 0.0449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Norway and United States rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Norway ranks 27th and United States ranks 30th 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.