Norway vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate

Norway
0.4532 % change on previous year
in 2023
United States
0.4708 % change on previous year
in 2023
Norway rank
169th
United States rank
167th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate over time

  • Norway
  • United States
-60-40-20020196219922023

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.4708 % change on previous year against 0.4532 % change on previous year in Norway, a difference of 0.0176 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 169th and United States ranks 167th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway United States Difference Ahead
1960s 6.97 % change on previous year 6.34 % change on previous year 0.6286 % change on previous year Norway
1970s -0.014 % change on previous year 0.7866 % change on previous year 0.8007 % change on previous year United States
1980s 0.4601 % change on previous year 0.1238 % change on previous year 0.3363 % change on previous year Norway
1990s -1.81 % change on previous year -2.45 % change on previous year 0.6424 % change on previous year Norway
2000s -1.05 % change on previous year -1.55 % change on previous year 0.5038 % change on previous year Norway
2010s -5.57 % change on previous year -0.8877 % change on previous year 4.68 % change on previous year United States
2020s 2 % change on previous year 0.4213 % change on previous year 1.58 % change on previous year Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate, Norway or United States?
United States, at 0.4708 % change on previous year against 0.4532 % change on previous year in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate between Norway and United States?
0.0176 % change on previous year, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Norway and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate?
Norway ranks 169th and United States ranks 167th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 15,001 data points, 1962–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.