Norway vs Tunisia: Methane emissions
Norway
8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tunisia
8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Norway rank
110th
Tunisia rank
111th
Methane emissions over time
- Norway
- Tunisia
How they compare
Norway currently reports 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tunisia, a difference of 720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 110th and Tunisia ranks 111th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 16 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 467,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 992,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1860s | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 520,152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1870s | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 609,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1880s | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 706,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1890s | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 818,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1900s | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 953,897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1910s | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1920s | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1930s | 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1940s | 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1950s | 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1960s | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1970s | 6.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1980s | 7.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1990s | 8.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 782,744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2000s | 10.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2010s | 8.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174,941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 8.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Norway or Tunisia?
- Norway, at 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Norway and Tunisia?
- 720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Tunisia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Tunisia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Norway ranks 110th and Tunisia ranks 111th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.