Carbon tax trading coverage in Norway
Norway: Carbon tax trading coverage was 74.36 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon tax trading coverage in Norway, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon tax trading coverage in Norway stood at 74.36. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon tax trading coverage in Norway peaked at 74.36 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
That places Norway 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Carbon tax trading coverage in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 42.26 | — |
| 1992 | 38.74 | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 37.74 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 37.55 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 37.67 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 41.79 | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 38.29 | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 37.33 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 36.36 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 41.84 | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 42.99 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 43.66 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 43.92 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 42.46 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 31.98 | -24.7% |
| 2006 | 32.78 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 35.17 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 68.18 | +93.9% |
| 2009 | 68.4 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 66.59 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 65.27 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 65.16 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 65.78 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 65.81 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 65.96 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.65 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.06 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 65.46 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 65.37 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 65.35 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.97 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 64.84 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 64.84 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.36 | +14.7% |
| 2025 | 74.36 | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 74.36 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8, 2.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Norway's 74.36 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.93, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon tax trading coverage in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +93.9% | 35.17 | 68.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 34.77 | 0 | 42.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.14 | 31.98 | 68.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.61 | 65.06 | 66.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.12 | 64.84 | 74.36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 tax trading coverage in Norway?
- Carbon tax trading coverage in Norway was 74.36 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 74.36 in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Norway rank for carbon tax trading coverage?
- Norway ranks 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon tax trading coverage rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon tax trading coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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