Co2 intensity in Norway
Norway: Co2 intensity was 0.0847 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.0847
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
156th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.7675
in 1915
All-time low
0
in 1820
Years of data
194
1820–2022
Co2 intensity in Norway, 1820–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 intensity in Norway is 0.0847, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Norway peaked at 0.7675 in 1915 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1820.
Norway ranks 156th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 intensity in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0.0045 | — |
| 1831 | 0.0024 | -47.4% |
| 1832 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1833 | 0 | — |
| 1834 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0.0082 | — |
| 1836 | 0.0104 | +26.7% |
| 1837 | 0.0144 | +38.9% |
| 1838 | 0.0283 | +95.8% |
| 1839 | 0.0219 | -22.7% |
| 1840 | 0.022 | +0.8% |
| 1841 | 0.0294 | +33.2% |
| 1842 | 0.0365 | +24.3% |
| 1843 | 0.0318 | -12.7% |
| 1844 | 0.0323 | +1.5% |
| 1845 | 0.046 | +42.3% |
| 1846 | 0.0457 | -0.6% |
| 1847 | 0.0455 | -0.5% |
| 1848 | 0.0631 | +38.8% |
| 1849 | 0.0495 | -21.6% |
| 1850 | 0.0616 | +24.5% |
| 1851 | 0.0641 | +4.0% |
| 1852 | 0.0625 | -2.5% |
| 1853 | 0.0645 | +3.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0866 | +34.3% |
| 1855 | 0.0914 | +5.6% |
| 1856 | 0.1089 | +19.2% |
| 1857 | 0.1134 | +4.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0929 | -18.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1143 | +23.0% |
| 1860 | 0.1107 | -3.2% |
| 1861 | 0.1414 | +27.7% |
| 1862 | 0.1133 | -19.8% |
| 1863 | 0.1125 | -0.7% |
| 1864 | 0.1449 | +28.8% |
| 1865 | 0.1347 | -7.1% |
| 1866 | 0.1543 | +14.6% |
| 1867 | 0.1812 | +17.4% |
| 1868 | 0.1862 | +2.7% |
| 1869 | 0.1539 | -17.3% |
| 1870 | 0.1668 | +8.4% |
| 1871 | 0.1541 | -7.7% |
| 1872 | 0.1596 | +3.6% |
| 1873 | 0.1542 | -3.4% |
| 1874 | 0.1952 | +26.6% |
| 1875 | 0.2361 | +21.0% |
| 1876 | 0.1998 | -15.4% |
| 1877 | 0.2689 | +34.6% |
| 1878 | 0.2481 | -7.7% |
| 1879 | 0.2474 | -0.3% |
| 1880 | 0.2601 | +5.1% |
| 1881 | 0.2758 | +6.0% |
| 1882 | 0.2914 | +5.7% |
| 1883 | 0.3076 | +5.6% |
| 1884 | 0.3213 | +4.5% |
| 1885 | 0.3673 | +14.3% |
| 1886 | 0.3523 | -4.1% |
| 1887 | 0.3322 | -5.7% |
| 1888 | 0.3656 | +10.1% |
| 1889 | 0.4033 | +10.3% |
| 1890 | 0.3757 | -6.8% |
| 1891 | 0.4343 | +15.6% |
| 1892 | 0.4429 | +2.0% |
| 1893 | 0.4284 | -3.3% |
| 1894 | 0.4813 | +12.3% |
| 1895 | 0.4812 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.4771 | -0.9% |
| 1897 | 0.4912 | +3.0% |
| 1898 | 0.4768 | -2.9% |
| 1899 | 0.5663 | +18.8% |
| 1900 | 0.5735 | +1.3% |
| 1901 | 0.528 | -7.9% |
| 1902 | 0.5707 | +8.1% |
| 1903 | 0.5632 | -1.3% |
| 1904 | 0.5506 | -2.2% |
| 1905 | 0.5407 | -1.8% |
| 1906 | 0.5211 | -3.6% |
| 1907 | 0.5804 | +11.4% |
| 1908 | 0.6745 | +16.2% |
| 1909 | 0.6686 | -0.9% |
| 1910 | 0.6512 | -2.6% |
| 1911 | 0.6414 | -1.5% |
| 1912 | 0.7008 | +9.3% |
| 1913 | 0.6403 | -8.6% |
| 1914 | 0.7192 | +12.3% |
| 1915 | 0.7675 | +6.7% |
| 1916 | 0.6518 | -15.1% |
| 1917 | 0.3197 | -51.0% |
| 1918 | 0.4292 | +34.3% |
| 1919 | 0.4414 | +2.8% |
| 1920 | 0.4246 | -3.8% |
| 1921 | 0.2996 | -29.4% |
| 1922 | 0.5263 | +75.7% |
| 1923 | 0.5141 | -2.3% |
| 1924 | 0.5915 | +15.0% |
| 1925 | 0.5842 | -1.2% |
| 1926 | 0.4847 | -17.0% |
| 1927 | 0.6257 | +29.1% |
| 1928 | 0.5792 | -7.4% |
| 1929 | 0.6103 | +5.4% |
| 1930 | 0.5378 | -11.9% |
| 1931 | 0.5406 | +0.5% |
| 1932 | 0.5504 | +1.8% |
| 1933 | 0.5702 | +3.6% |
| 1934 | 0.5691 | -0.2% |
| 1935 | 0.559 | -1.8% |
| 1936 | 0.559 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.6028 | +7.8% |
| 1938 | 0.5253 | -12.9% |
| 1939 | 0.5985 | +13.9% |
| 1940 | 0.3402 | -43.2% |
| 1941 | 0.2456 | -27.8% |
| 1942 | 0.2456 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.2948 | +20.1% |
| 1944 | 0.2788 | -5.4% |
| 1945 | 0.2046 | -26.6% |
| 1946 | 0.3274 | +60.0% |
| 1947 | 0.4331 | +32.3% |
| 1948 | 0.4185 | -3.4% |
| 1949 | 0.3862 | -7.7% |
| 1950 | 0.2984 | -22.7% |
| 1951 | 0.3181 | +6.6% |
| 1952 | 0.3141 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.3051 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 0.2934 | -3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.3316 | +13.0% |
| 1956 | 0.3296 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.3041 | -7.7% |
| 1958 | 0.2994 | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 0.3033 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 0.3182 | +4.9% |
| 1961 | 0.3052 | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3129 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3208 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3302 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3178 | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3651 | +14.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3395 | -7.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3632 | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3652 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4515 | +23.6% |
| 1971 | 0.417 | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4293 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4265 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3717 | -12.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3904 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4017 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.385 | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3644 | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3701 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3237 | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3208 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3112 | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3105 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3103 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2816 | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2929 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.274 | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2938 | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2792 | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2804 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2522 | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2429 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2394 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2328 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2203 | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2198 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.203 | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1928 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1867 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1736 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1704 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1594 | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1581 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1486 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1374 | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1319 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1293 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1225 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1164 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.119 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1121 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1079 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1075 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1063 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1057 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1026 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.099 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0988 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0941 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0918 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0879 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0847 | -3.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.0847 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825, 46% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.0847 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1899, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | -100.0% | 0.0024 | 0 |
| 1838 | +95.8% | 0.0144 | 0.0283 |
| 1922 | +75.7% | 0.2996 | 0.5263 |
| 1946 | +60.0% | 0.2046 | 0.3274 |
| 1917 | -51.0% | 0.6518 | 0.3197 |
| 1831 | -47.4% | 0.0045 | 0.0024 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.009 | 0 | 0.0283 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0402 | 0.022 | 0.0631 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.086 | 0.0616 | 0.1143 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1433 | 0.1107 | 0.1862 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.203 | 0.1541 | 0.2689 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3277 | 0.2601 | 0.4033 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4655 | 0.3757 | 0.5663 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5771 | 0.5211 | 0.6745 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5963 | 0.3197 | 0.7675 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.524 | 0.2996 | 0.6257 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5612 | 0.5253 | 0.6028 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3175 | 0.2046 | 0.4331 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3097 | 0.2934 | 0.3316 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3338 | 0.3052 | 0.3652 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4008 | 0.3644 | 0.4515 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2998 | 0.274 | 0.3237 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.227 | 0.1867 | 0.2804 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1448 | 0.1164 | 0.1736 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1053 | 0.0941 | 0.119 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0881 | 0.0847 | 0.0918 | 3 |
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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 intensity in Norway?
- Co2 intensity in Norway was 0.0847 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7675 in 1915.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1820.
- How does Norway rank for co2 intensity?
- Norway ranks 156th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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