Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Norway
Norway: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price was 74.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Norway, 1989–2025
Source: Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Norway stood at 74.4%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Norway peaked at 74.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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.
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 42.3% | — |
| 1992 | 38.7% | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 37.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 41.8% | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 37.3% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 41.8% | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 43.0% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -24.7% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | +93.9% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | +14.7% |
| 2025 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 74.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 2.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Norway's 74.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.9%, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 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% | 35.2% | 68.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 0.0% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 32.0% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 65.1% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 64.8% | 74.4% | 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 share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Norway?
- Share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Norway was 74.4% in 2025, according to Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1989.
- How does Norway rank for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price?
- Norway ranks 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 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 Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions are included in this figure if they are covered by a carbon tax or trading system.