Canada vs Norway: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Canada
0.7215 tonnes per person
in 2024
Norway
0.6906 tonnes per person
in 2024
Canada rank
46th
Norway rank
49th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.7215 tonnes per person against 0.6906 tonnes per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0309 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 193 shared years of data; in 1829 it was Norway ahead.
Canada ranks 46th and Norway ranks 49th of 179 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 15 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 0.0067 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0191 tonnes per person | 0.0165 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 0.0639 tonnes per person | 0.0563 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.0528 tonnes per person | 0.1535 tonnes per person | 0.1007 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.2247 tonnes per person | 0.2858 tonnes per person | 0.061 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.4152 tonnes per person | 0.4696 tonnes per person | 0.0544 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1880s | 1.82 tonnes per person | 0.8207 tonnes per person | 0.9988 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1890s | 2.83 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1900s | 5.51 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | 3.61 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1910s | 8.8 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | 6.37 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1920s | 8.31 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | 5.95 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1930s | 6.21 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | 3.32 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1940s | 8.37 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | 6.73 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1950s | 5.07 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 4 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1960s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 0.8379 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.65 tonnes per person | 0.7929 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.68 tonnes per person | 0.9316 tonnes per person | 2.75 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.68 tonnes per person | 0.9032 tonnes per person | 2.78 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.66 tonnes per person | 0.7237 tonnes per person | 2.93 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.15 tonnes per person | 0.6513 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.03 tonnes per person | 0.6751 tonnes per person | 0.3599 tonnes per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Canada or Norway?
- Canada, at 0.7215 tonnes per person against 0.6906 tonnes per person in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Canada and Norway?
- 0.0309 tonnes per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 193 years are reported by both, from 1829 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Canada ranks 46th and Norway ranks 49th of 179 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 coal. 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 coal, measured in tonnes per person.