Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Norway
Norway: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was -4.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-4.3%
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
203rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1838
All-time low
-100.0%
in 1832
Years of data
192
1830–2024
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Norway, 1830–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded -4.3% for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and down 543.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Norway peaked at 100.0% in 1838 and was at its lowest, -100.0%, in 1832.
That places Norway 203rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | -33.3% | — |
| 1831 | -50.0% | +50.0% |
| 1832 | -100.0% | +100.0% |
| 1836 | 25.0% | -125.0% |
| 1837 | 40.0% | +60.0% |
| 1838 | 100.0% | +150.0% |
| 1839 | -21.4% | -121.4% |
| 1840 | 9.1% | -142.4% |
| 1841 | 33.3% | +266.7% |
| 1842 | 25.0% | -25.0% |
| 1843 | -15.0% | -160.0% |
| 1844 | 5.9% | -139.2% |
| 1845 | 50.0% | +750.0% |
| 1846 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1847 | 3.7% | — |
| 1848 | 28.6% | +671.4% |
| 1849 | -19.4% | -168.1% |
| 1850 | 31.0% | -259.6% |
| 1851 | 7.9% | -74.6% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1853 | 9.8% | — |
| 1854 | 42.2% | +332.8% |
| 1855 | 9.4% | -77.8% |
| 1856 | 18.6% | +98.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1858 | -12.0% | — |
| 1859 | 21.9% | -281.9% |
| 1860 | 2.2% | -89.7% |
| 1861 | 28.6% | +1171.4% |
| 1862 | -13.7% | -147.9% |
| 1863 | -2.0% | -85.5% |
| 1864 | 32.3% | -1732.3% |
| 1865 | -1.5% | -104.7% |
| 1866 | 10.1% | -760.1% |
| 1867 | 19.0% | +88.7% |
| 1868 | 2.4% | -87.6% |
| 1869 | -12.7% | -637.3% |
| 1870 | 13.9% | -209.4% |
| 1871 | -2.9% | -120.9% |
| 1872 | 7.2% | -347.2% |
| 1873 | 0.6% | -92.2% |
| 1874 | 23.9% | +4176.1% |
| 1875 | 25.6% | +7.0% |
| 1876 | -11.8% | -146.1% |
| 1877 | 34.8% | -395.4% |
| 1878 | -10.8% | -131.0% |
| 1879 | 5.1% | -146.7% |
| 1880 | 9.3% | +84.0% |
| 1881 | 3.5% | -62.1% |
| 1882 | 9.3% | +165.7% |
| 1883 | 7.8% | -16.9% |
| 1884 | 2.4% | -69.1% |
| 1885 | 14.3% | +495.7% |
| 1886 | -2.3% | -115.8% |
| 1887 | -3.6% | +58.1% |
| 1888 | 15.7% | -539.2% |
| 1889 | 14.1% | -10.0% |
| 1890 | -6.4% | -145.6% |
| 1891 | 16.2% | -352.1% |
| 1892 | 2.1% | -86.9% |
| 1893 | -0.1% | -107.0% |
| 1894 | 18.0% | -12218.1% |
| 1895 | 5.3% | -70.6% |
| 1896 | 2.2% | -59.3% |
| 1897 | 8.3% | +286.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1899 | 19.6% | — |
| 1900 | 2.6% | -86.6% |
| 1901 | -6.3% | -338.6% |
| 1902 | 8.9% | -242.7% |
| 1903 | -0.1% | -101.0% |
| 1904 | -1.9% | +2101.9% |
| 1905 | -0.3% | -86.1% |
| 1906 | 1.9% | -801.8% |
| 1907 | 13.2% | +610.6% |
| 1908 | 19.5% | +48.2% |
| 1909 | 0.8% | -95.7% |
| 1910 | 3.1% | +266.2% |
| 1911 | 2.3% | -23.2% |
| 1912 | 13.1% | +460.5% |
| 1913 | 0.6% | -95.5% |
| 1914 | 11.4% | +1852.2% |
| 1915 | 9.6% | -16.1% |
| 1916 | -6.5% | -168.2% |
| 1917 | -55.7% | +751.1% |
| 1918 | 27.4% | -149.1% |
| 1919 | 18.8% | -31.1% |
| 1920 | 0.2% | -98.9% |
| 1921 | -36.4% | -17596.8% |
| 1922 | 92.1% | -353.3% |
| 1923 | 4.8% | -94.8% |
| 1924 | 13.8% | +186.2% |
| 1925 | -1.7% | -112.4% |
| 1926 | -16.3% | +852.4% |
| 1927 | 36.3% | -323.1% |
| 1928 | -2.5% | -106.8% |
| 1929 | 12.6% | -611.0% |
| 1930 | -8.3% | -166.1% |
| 1931 | -7.3% | -12.0% |
| 1932 | 6.9% | -193.9% |
| 1933 | 6.2% | -10.0% |
| 1934 | 3.3% | -46.3% |
| 1935 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 1936 | 6.7% | +115.5% |
| 1937 | 12.6% | +87.4% |
| 1938 | -10.9% | -186.3% |
| 1939 | 19.4% | -278.3% |
| 1940 | -48.0% | -346.8% |
| 1941 | -26.1% | -45.7% |
| 1942 | -3.9% | -85.1% |
| 1943 | 17.7% | -554.5% |
| 1944 | -10.4% | -158.7% |
| 1945 | -17.8% | +71.5% |
| 1946 | 76.3% | -529.2% |
| 1947 | 50.2% | -34.2% |
| 1948 | 3.3% | -93.3% |
| 1949 | -5.2% | -256.8% |
| 1950 | -19.0% | +262.1% |
| 1951 | 12.4% | -165.2% |
| 1952 | 2.2% | -82.2% |
| 1953 | 1.0% | -53.7% |
| 1954 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 15.5% | +1433.4% |
| 1956 | 4.7% | -69.6% |
| 1957 | -5.0% | -205.4% |
| 1958 | -1.5% | -69.5% |
| 1959 | 5.6% | -466.9% |
| 1960 | 10.8% | +94.6% |
| 1961 | 1.9% | -82.5% |
| 1962 | 5.4% | +186.1% |
| 1963 | 6.4% | +18.4% |
| 1964 | 8.1% | +25.1% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | -83.1% |
| 1966 | 19.2% | +1315.3% |
| 1967 | -1.2% | -106.3% |
| 1968 | 9.4% | -876.6% |
| 1969 | 5.1% | -45.4% |
| 1970 | 26.1% | +409.5% |
| 1971 | -2.9% | -111.1% |
| 1972 | 8.2% | -382.5% |
| 1973 | 3.7% | -54.5% |
| 1974 | -9.2% | -346.3% |
| 1975 | 10.5% | -214.5% |
| 1976 | 8.9% | -15.2% |
| 1977 | -0.1% | -100.8% |
| 1978 | -2.1% | +2924.9% |
| 1979 | 6.1% | -398.2% |
| 1980 | -8.2% | -234.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -101.1% |
| 1982 | -2.8% | -3323.6% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | -219.3% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | +74.1% |
| 1985 | -4.5% | -177.3% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | -271.7% |
| 1987 | -4.5% | -158.6% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | -258.3% |
| 1989 | -4.1% | -156.5% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | -162.2% |
| 1991 | -4.4% | -274.8% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -163.5% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | +60.7% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -70.0% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +398.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -96.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +86.1% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +295.6% |
| 2000 | -1.1% | -160.9% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -393.7% |
| 2002 | -2.2% | -166.1% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -245.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -75.7% |
| 2005 | -2.2% | -387.1% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -160.6% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +197.1% |
| 2008 | -2.0% | -150.3% |
| 2009 | -3.6% | +78.2% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -266.6% |
| 2011 | -1.9% | -132.6% |
| 2012 | -1.2% | -40.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -155.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +54.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +24.5% |
| 2016 | -1.8% | -246.9% |
| 2017 | -1.1% | -36.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -154.4% |
| 2019 | -3.6% | -680.4% |
| 2020 | -3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | -0.5% | -85.8% |
| 2022 | -0.5% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | -4.8% | +777.7% |
| 2024 | -4.3% | -9.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's -4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%. (74 countries reporting)
- Norway's -4.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%, 1042.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | -17596.8% | 0.2% | -36.4% |
| 1894 | +12218.1% | -0.1% | 18.0% |
| 1874 | +4176.1% | 0.6% | 23.9% |
| 1982 | -3323.6% | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | -2924.9% | -0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1904 | -2101.9% | -0.1% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | -5.7% | -100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 1840s | 12.1% | -19.4% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1850s | 12.9% | -12.0% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 6.5% | -13.7% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 1870s | 8.5% | -11.8% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.1% | -3.6% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.5% | -6.4% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.8% | -6.3% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.4% | -55.7% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 10.3% | -36.4% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.2% | -10.9% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.6% | -48.0% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.7% | -19.0% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.7% | -1.2% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.9% | -9.2% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -8.2% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | -4.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -3.6% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -3.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.8% | -4.8% | -0.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Norway?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Norway was -4.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1838.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -100.0% in 1832.
- How does Norway rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Norway ranks 203rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 543.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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