New Zealand vs Norway: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
New Zealand
8.86 tonnes per person
in 2024
Norway
8.06 tonnes per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
30th
Norway rank
33rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 8.86 tonnes per person against 8.06 tonnes per person in Norway, a difference of 0.8 tonnes per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 30th and Norway ranks 33rd of 194 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 90.43 tonnes per person | 9.45 tonnes per person | 80.99 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 45.43 tonnes per person | 8.11 tonnes per person | 37.32 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 24.7 tonnes per person | 7.43 tonnes per person | 17.27 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 29.57 tonnes per person | 7.15 tonnes per person | 22.42 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 35.89 tonnes per person | 7.41 tonnes per person | 28.49 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 26.77 tonnes per person | 7.05 tonnes per person | 19.72 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 23.16 tonnes per person | 7.21 tonnes per person | 15.95 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 18.83 tonnes per person | 6.19 tonnes per person | 12.64 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 15.04 tonnes per person | 5.98 tonnes per person | 9.06 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 13.32 tonnes per person | 3.79 tonnes per person | 9.53 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 18.25 tonnes per person | 2.67 tonnes per person | 15.58 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 10.57 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 8.82 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 14.34 tonnes per person | 5.98 tonnes per person | 8.36 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 12.79 tonnes per person | 7.61 tonnes per person | 5.18 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 10.94 tonnes per person | 9.54 tonnes per person | 1.4 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 12.78 tonnes per person | 10.05 tonnes per person | 2.73 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 11.42 tonnes per person | 9.66 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 9.78 tonnes per person | 8.64 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, New Zealand or Norway?
- New Zealand, at 8.86 tonnes per person against 8.06 tonnes per person in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between New Zealand and Norway?
- 0.8 tonnes per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- New Zealand ranks 30th and Norway ranks 33rd of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.