Denmark vs Norway: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Denmark
0.2%
in 2024
Norway
0.2%
in 2024
Denmark rank
57th
Norway rank
58th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1855 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 57th and Norway ranks 58th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 170 years are reported by both, from 1855 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Denmark ranks 57th and Norway ranks 58th of 215 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 from oil. 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) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.