Czechia vs Norway: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Czechia
8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Norway
7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Czechia rank
31st
Norway rank
34th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Czechia
- Norway
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Norway, a difference of 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 31st and Norway ranks 34th of 198 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1860s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1870s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1880s | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1890s | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1900s | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1910s | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1920s | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1930s | 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1940s | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1950s | 9.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1960s | 14.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1970s | 19.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1980s | 19.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1990s | 14.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 2000s | 13.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 2010s | 11.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 2020s | 9.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Czechia or Norway?
- Czechia, at 8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Czechia and Norway?
- 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Norway rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Czechia ranks 31st and Norway ranks 34th of 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.