Japan vs Norway: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Japan
7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Norway
7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Japan rank
35th
Norway rank
34th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Japan, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Japan ranks 35th and Norway ranks 34th of 197 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.1323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.1617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.2356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.4281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.8074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1910s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1920s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1930s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1940s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1950s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1960s | 4.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 8.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 8.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 10.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 9.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 8.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Japan or Norway?
- Norway, at 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Japan and Norway?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Japan ranks 35th and Norway ranks 34th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.