Australia vs Norway: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement

Australia
0.1023 tonnes per person
in 2024
Norway
0.1065 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
84th
Norway rank
81st

Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time

  • Australia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.1065 tonnes per person against 0.1023 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0042 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 84th and Norway ranks 81st of 209 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Norway Difference Ahead
1920s 0.0593 tonnes per person 0.0568 tonnes per person 0.0025 tonnes per person Australia
1930s 0.0379 tonnes per person 0.0489 tonnes per person 0.0109 tonnes per person Norway
1940s 0.0476 tonnes per person 0.0604 tonnes per person 0.0129 tonnes per person Norway
1950s 0.1012 tonnes per person 0.1211 tonnes per person 0.0198 tonnes per person Norway
1960s 0.1524 tonnes per person 0.2278 tonnes per person 0.0754 tonnes per person Norway
1970s 0.1795 tonnes per person 0.319 tonnes per person 0.1395 tonnes per person Norway
1980s 0.1819 tonnes per person 0.2034 tonnes per person 0.0215 tonnes per person Norway
1990s 0.1823 tonnes per person 0.184 tonnes per person 0.0017 tonnes per person Norway
2000s 0.1824 tonnes per person 0.1809 tonnes per person 0.0015 tonnes per person Australia
2010s 0.1352 tonnes per person 0.1413 tonnes per person 0.0061 tonnes per person Norway
2020s 0.1069 tonnes per person 0.1217 tonnes per person 0.0148 tonnes per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Australia or Norway?
Norway, at 0.1065 tonnes per person against 0.1023 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Australia and Norway?
0.0042 tonnes per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
How do Australia and Norway rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
Australia ranks 84th and Norway ranks 81st of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 21,802 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.