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
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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

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
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
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.