Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Norway
Norway: Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 was 0 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 kt
World rank
95th
of 243 countries
All-time high
0 kt
in 2021
All-time low
-24,017 kt
in 2001
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Norway, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Norway is 0 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Norway peaked at 0 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -24,017 kt, in 2001.
That places Norway 95th out of 243 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Norway, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -16,214 kt | — |
| 1991 | -16,214 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -16,214 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -16,214 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -16,214 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -16,214 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -16,214 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -16,214 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -16,214 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -16,214 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -16,214 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -24,017 kt | +48.1% |
| 2002 | -24,017 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -24,017 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -24,017 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -24,017 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -24,017 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -24,017 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -24,017 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -24,017 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -24,017 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -20,020 kt | -16.6% |
| 2012 | -20,020 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -20,020 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -20,020 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -20,020 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -9,013 kt | -55.0% |
| 2017 | -9,013 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -9,013 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -9,013 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -9,013 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 kt | — |
| 2023 | 0 kt | — |
| 2024 | 0 kt | — |
| 2025 | 0 kt | — |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -33.81 kt. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -16,214 kt | -16,214 kt | -16,214 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -23,236 kt | -24,017 kt | -16,214 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -16,017 kt | -24,017 kt | -9,013 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,502 kt | -9,013 kt | 0 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 92 Bermuda 0.4447 kt compare
- 93 Aruba 0.2794 kt compare
- 94 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.171 kt compare
- 95 Afghanistan 0 kt
- 95 Albania 0 kt compare
- 95 American Samoa 0 kt compare
- 95 Anguilla 0 kt
- 95 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
- 95 Bahamas 0 kt
- 95 Belgium 0 kt compare
- 95 Botswana 0 kt compare
- 95 British Virgin Islands 0 kt compare
- 95 Brunei Darussalam 0 kt compare
- 95 Burundi 0 kt compare
- 95 Cook Islands 0 kt compare
- 95 Curaçao 0 kt
- 95 Djibouti 0 kt compare
- 95 Egypt 0 kt
- 95 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt
- 95 Faroe Islands 0 kt
- 95 Finland 0 kt compare
- 95 French Polynesia 0 kt compare
- 95 Gibraltar 0 kt
- 95 Greece 0 kt compare
- 95 Greenland 0 kt
- 95 Grenada 0 kt
- 95 Guam 0 kt compare
- 95 Holy See 0 kt
- 95 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt compare
- 95 Israel 0 kt compare
- 95 Jordan 0 kt
- 95 Kiribati 0 kt
- 95 Kuwait 0 kt compare
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt compare
- 95 Lesotho 0 kt
- 95 Luxembourg 0 kt compare
- 95 Maldives 0 kt
- 95 Marshall Islands 0 kt compare
- 95 Mauritius 0 kt compare
- 95 Monaco 0 kt
- 95 Mongolia 0 kt compare
- 95 Montenegro 0 kt compare
- 95 Nauru 0 kt
- 95 New Caledonia 0 kt compare
- 95 Niue 0 kt compare
- 95 Norfolk Island 0 kt
- 95 North Macedonia 0 kt compare
- 95 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt compare
- 95 Oman 0 kt
- 95 Pitcairn 0 kt
- 95 Qatar 0 kt
- 95 Republic of Moldova 0 kt compare
- 95 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
- 95 Saint Martin (French part) 0 kt
- 95 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kt compare
- 95 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt compare
- 95 Singapore 0 kt compare
- 95 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
- 95 Sweden 0 kt compare
- 95 Tokelau 0 kt
- 95 Tonga 0 kt
- 95 Turkmenistan 0 kt compare
- 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt
- 95 Tuvalu 0 kt
- 95 Yemen 0 kt
More climate change data for Norway
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 147.21 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,074 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 927.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,147 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 112.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 904.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 902.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Norway?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Norway was 0 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -24,017 kt in 2001.
- How does Norway rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Norway ranks 95th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).