Norway vs Zimbabwe: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Norway
0.1%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.1%
in 2024
Norway rank
53rd
Zimbabwe rank
52nd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Norway
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 122 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 52nd of 179 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 12 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Norway or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, 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 Norway and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Zimbabwe?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Norway ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 52nd 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.