Denmark vs Norway: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Denmark
3.59 tonnes per person
in 2024
Norway
3.74 tonnes per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
43rd
Norway rank
41st
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3.74 tonnes per person against 3.59 tonnes per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1843 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 43rd and Norway ranks 41st of 213 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0161 tonnes per person | 0.0161 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.0414 tonnes per person | 0.037 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0663 tonnes per person | 0.0663 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0956 tonnes per person | 0.0956 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.1928 tonnes per person | 0.1928 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.4849 tonnes per person | 0.4849 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.5028 tonnes per person | 0.5028 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1950s | 1.9 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | 0.0205 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | 6.04 tonnes per person | 3.5 tonnes per person | 2.54 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 9.47 tonnes per person | 5.99 tonnes per person | 3.48 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.67 tonnes per person | 5.21 tonnes per person | 0.4683 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 4.87 tonnes per person | 4.97 tonnes per person | 0.1033 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.48 tonnes per person | 5.12 tonnes per person | 0.6423 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.53 tonnes per person | 4.62 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 3.38 tonnes per person | 3.94 tonnes per person | 0.5551 tonnes per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 3.74 tonnes per person against 3.59 tonnes per person in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.15 tonnes per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1843 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Denmark ranks 43rd and Norway ranks 41st of 213 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 by fuel type. 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 oil, measured in tonnes per person.