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.
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 |
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More climate change data for Norway
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (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 per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.79 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.67 tonnes per person (2024)
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.