Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Norway
Norway: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Norway, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Norway stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 121.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Norway peaked at 0.5% in 1850 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1959.
Norway ranks 57th of 197 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Norway?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Norway was 0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1850.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1959.
- How does Norway rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Norway ranks 57th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.2%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.