CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled in Norway
Norway: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled was 37.18 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
37.18 million tonnes
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
65th
of 215 countries
All-time high
45.66 million tonnes
in 2010
All-time low
139,232 tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled in Norway, 1850–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Norway recorded 37.18 million tonnes for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled in Norway peaked at 45.66 million tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 139,232 tonnes, in 1850.
Norway ranks 65th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled in Norway, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 139,232 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 150,224 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1852 | 150,224 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 164,880 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1854 | 234,496 tonnes | +42.2% |
| 1855 | 256,480 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1856 | 304,112 tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1857 | 304,112 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 267,472 tonnes | -12.0% |
| 1859 | 326,096 tonnes | +21.9% |
| 1860 | 333,424 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1861 | 428,688 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 1862 | 370,064 tonnes | -13.7% |
| 1863 | 362,736 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1864 | 479,984 tonnes | +32.3% |
| 1865 | 472,656 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1866 | 520,288 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1867 | 619,216 tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1868 | 633,872 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1869 | 553,264 tonnes | -12.7% |
| 1870 | 630,208 tonnes | +13.9% |
| 1871 | 611,888 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1872 | 655,856 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1873 | 659,520 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1874 | 817,072 tonnes | +23.9% |
| 1875 | 1.03 million tonnes | +25.6% |
| 1876 | 905,008 tonnes | -11.8% |
| 1877 | 1.22 million tonnes | +34.8% |
| 1878 | 1.09 million tonnes | -10.8% |
| 1879 | 1.14 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1880 | 1.25 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1881 | 1.29 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1882 | 1.41 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1883 | 1.52 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1884 | 1.56 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1885 | 1.78 million tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1886 | 1.74 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1887 | 1.68 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1888 | 1.95 million tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1889 | 2.22 million tonnes | +14.1% |
| 1890 | 2.08 million tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1891 | 2.41 million tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1892 | 2.47 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1893 | 2.46 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 2.91 million tonnes | +18.0% |
| 1895 | 3.06 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1896 | 3.13 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1897 | 3.39 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1898 | 3.39 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 4.05 million tonnes | +19.6% |
| 1900 | 4.15 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1901 | 3.89 million tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1902 | 4.24 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1903 | 4.24 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 4.16 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1905 | 4.15 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 4.22 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1907 | 4.78 million tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1908 | 5.72 million tonnes | +19.5% |
| 1909 | 5.76 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1910 | 5.94 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1911 | 6.08 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 6.88 million tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1913 | 6.92 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 7.71 million tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1915 | 8.45 million tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1916 | 7.90 million tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1917 | 3.50 million tonnes | -55.7% |
| 1918 | 4.45 million tonnes | +27.4% |
| 1919 | 5.29 million tonnes | +18.8% |
| 1920 | 5.30 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1921 | 3.37 million tonnes | -36.4% |
| 1922 | 6.48 million tonnes | +92.1% |
| 1923 | 6.79 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1924 | 7.73 million tonnes | +13.8% |
| 1925 | 7.60 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1926 | 6.36 million tonnes | -16.3% |
| 1927 | 8.67 million tonnes | +36.3% |
| 1928 | 8.45 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1929 | 9.52 million tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1930 | 8.73 million tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1931 | 8.09 million tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1932 | 8.64 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1933 | 9.18 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1934 | 9.49 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1935 | 9.78 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1936 | 10.44 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1937 | 11.76 million tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1938 | 10.48 million tonnes | -10.9% |
| 1939 | 12.51 million tonnes | +19.4% |
| 1940 | 6.51 million tonnes | -48.0% |
| 1941 | 4.81 million tonnes | -26.1% |
| 1942 | 4.63 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1943 | 5.44 million tonnes | +17.7% |
| 1944 | 4.88 million tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1945 | 4.01 million tonnes | -17.8% |
| 1946 | 7.07 million tonnes | +76.3% |
| 1947 | 10.63 million tonnes | +50.2% |
| 1948 | 10.98 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1949 | 10.41 million tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1950 | 8.43 million tonnes | -19.0% |
| 1951 | 9.48 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1952 | 9.68 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 9.78 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 9.88 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 11.41 million tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1956 | 11.95 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1957 | 11.36 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1958 | 11.19 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 11.81 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1960 | 13.09 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1961 | 13.34 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 14.06 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 14.97 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 16.17 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 16.39 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 19.54 million tonnes | +19.2% |
| 1967 | 19.30 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 21.11 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 22.19 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 27.98 million tonnes | +26.1% |
| 1971 | 27.17 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 29.40 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 30.49 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 27.69 million tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 30.60 million tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 33.33 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 33.31 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 32.62 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 34.63 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 31.78 million tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 31.80 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 30.91 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 31.95 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 33.81 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 32.29 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 34.79 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 33.21 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 35.59 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 34.15 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 35.01 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 33.47 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 34.40 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 35.95 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 37.86 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 38.47 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 41.54 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 41.64 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 41.84 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 42.61 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 42.13 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 43.52 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 42.57 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 43.92 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 44.26 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 43.28 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 43.86 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 45.60 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 44.69 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 43.10 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 45.66 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 44.77 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 44.26 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 44.54 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 44.98 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 45.52 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 44.71 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 44.20 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 44.47 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 42.87 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 41.27 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 41.06 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 40.83 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 38.87 million tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 37.18 million tonnes | -4.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 37.18 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.70 million tonnes, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Norway's 37.18 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.69 million tonnes, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | +92.1% | 3.37 million tonnes | 6.48 million tonnes |
| 1946 | +76.3% | 4.01 million tonnes | 7.07 million tonnes |
| 1917 | -55.7% | 7.90 million tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes |
| 1940 | -48.0% | 12.51 million tonnes | 6.51 million tonnes |
| 1947 | +50.2% | 7.07 million tonnes | 10.63 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 229,733 tonnes | 139,232 tonnes | 326,096 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 477,419 tonnes | 333,424 tonnes | 633,872 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 875,696 tonnes | 611,888 tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.93 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | 4.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.53 million tonnes | 3.89 million tonnes | 5.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.31 million tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | 8.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.03 million tonnes | 3.37 million tonnes | 9.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 9.91 million tonnes | 8.09 million tonnes | 12.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.94 million tonnes | 4.01 million tonnes | 10.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.50 million tonnes | 8.43 million tonnes | 11.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.02 million tonnes | 13.09 million tonnes | 22.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.72 million tonnes | 27.17 million tonnes | 34.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.03 million tonnes | 30.91 million tonnes | 35.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.28 million tonnes | 33.47 million tonnes | 42.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.69 million tonnes | 42.13 million tonnes | 45.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.60 million tonnes | 42.87 million tonnes | 45.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.84 million tonnes | 37.18 million tonnes | 41.27 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled in Norway?
- Co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled in Norway was 37.18 million tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 45.66 million tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,232 tonnes in 1850.
- How does Norway rank for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled?
- Norway ranks 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.