New Zealand vs Norway: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
New Zealand
0.1%
in 2024
Norway
0.1%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
71st
Norway rank
73rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
New Zealand ranks 71st and Norway ranks 73rd of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 14 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, New Zealand or Norway?
- New Zealand, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between New Zealand and Norway?
- 0.0%, 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 share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- New Zealand ranks 71st and Norway ranks 73rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.