Greece vs Norway: Greenhouse gas emissions
Greece
56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Norway
56.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece rank
90th
Norway rank
91st
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Greece
- Norway
How they compare
Greece currently reports 56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 56.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Norway, a difference of 598,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Greece ranks 90th and Norway ranks 91st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 10 and Norway in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1860s | 8.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1870s | 10.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1880s | 11.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1890s | 12.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1900s | 12.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1910s | 11.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1920s | 15.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1930s | 20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1940s | 16.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1950s | 24.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1960s | 34.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1970s | 57.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1980s | 79.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1990s | 108.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2000s | 125.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2010s | 90.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2020s | 60.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Greece or Norway?
- Greece, at 56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 56.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Greece and Norway?
- 598,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Norway rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Greece ranks 90th and Norway ranks 91st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.