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
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
57th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1850
All-time low
-0.2%
in 1959
Years of data
175
1850–2024
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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5% | — |
| 1851 | 0.5% | -4.1% |
| 1852 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 1853 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 1854 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 1855 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 1856 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 1857 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 1858 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 1859 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 1860 | 0.5% | +4.8% |
| 1861 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 1862 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 1863 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 1864 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 1865 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 1866 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 1868 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.4% | -13.5% |
| 1871 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 1872 | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| 1873 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 1874 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 1875 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 1877 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 1878 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 1879 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 1880 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 1881 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 1883 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 1884 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 1885 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 1888 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 1890 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 1891 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 1892 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 1895 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 1898 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 1901 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 1902 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 1903 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 1904 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 1905 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 1906 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 1907 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1908 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1909 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 1910 | 0.2% | +7.8% |
| 1911 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 1913 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 1915 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 1916 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1918 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 1919 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 1920 | 0.2% | -14.7% |
| 1921 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 1922 | 0.2% | -3.4% |
| 1923 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 1924 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1925 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 1926 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 1927 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1928 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 1929 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 1930 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | -8.1% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -21.4% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -18.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -19.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -27.0% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -54.7% |
| 1955 | -0.0% | -115.7% |
| 1956 | -0.0% | +930.1% |
| 1957 | -0.0% | +104.2% |
| 1958 | -0.1% | +83.6% |
| 1959 | -0.2% | +166.4% |
| 1960 | -0.1% | -67.7% |
| 1961 | -0.2% | +151.1% |
| 1962 | -0.2% | +12.1% |
| 1963 | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | -0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1966 | -0.2% | +5.4% |
| 1967 | -0.2% | -9.7% |
| 1968 | -0.2% | -3.9% |
| 1969 | -0.1% | -10.6% |
| 1970 | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | -0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | -0.1% | -9.1% |
| 1973 | -0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | -0.1% | -8.8% |
| 1975 | -0.1% | -7.2% |
| 1976 | -0.1% | -8.0% |
| 1977 | -0.1% | -13.1% |
| 1978 | -0.0% | -44.2% |
| 1979 | -0.1% | +56.9% |
| 1980 | -0.1% | -15.4% |
| 1981 | -0.1% | -19.5% |
| 1982 | -0.0% | -8.3% |
| 1983 | -0.0% | -25.9% |
| 1984 | -0.0% | -23.9% |
| 1985 | -0.0% | -49.0% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1987 | -0.0% | -71.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -418.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -32.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +491.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -33.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +54.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +103.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -24.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -57.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +32.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | -930.1% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | +491.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1988 | +418.2% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1959 | -166.4% | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1961 | -151.1% | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | -115.7% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
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
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- 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)
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- 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 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.