Afghanistan vs Norway: Nitrous oxide emissions
Afghanistan
4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Norway
4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
89th
Norway rank
90th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Afghanistan
- Norway
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Norway, a difference of 168,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 89th and Norway ranks 90th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 241,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 309,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1860s | 257,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1870s | 324,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 400,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1880s | 430,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 502,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1890s | 470,355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 643,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1900s | 499,283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 721,374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1910s | 543,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 687,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 144,676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1920s | 724,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 760,869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1930s | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 488,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1950s | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1960s | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1970s | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1980s | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1990s | 2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2010s | 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 561,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 248,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Afghanistan or Norway?
- Afghanistan, at 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Afghanistan and Norway?
- 168,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Norway rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 89th and Norway ranks 90th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.