New Zealand vs Norway: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
New Zealand
0.1%
in 2024
Norway
0.1%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
51st
Norway rank
53rd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 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 1 time across 147 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Norway ahead.
New Zealand ranks 51st and Norway ranks 53rd of 179 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between New Zealand and Norway?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 147 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- New Zealand ranks 51st and Norway ranks 53rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.