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