Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Norway
Norway: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.0757 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Norway, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.0757 for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Norway peaked at 0.1512 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0757, in 2024.
That places Norway 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1415 | 0.1355 | 0.1512 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1154 | 0.1088 | 0.123 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1048 | 0.0934 | 0.116 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.084 | 0.0757 | 0.0913 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Norway
- Share co2 vs population 0.0532 (2100)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 5.61 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.69 million (2025)
- Urban population 83.6% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 6.67 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 2.79 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 6.67 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 6.67 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Norway?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Norway was 0.0757 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1512 in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0757 in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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