Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Norway
Norway: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 1.39 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.39 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
39th
of 194 countries
All-time high
9.89 tonnes per person
in 1850
All-time low
-4.69 tonnes per person
in 1959
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Norway, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.39 tonnes per person for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Norway peaked at 9.89 tonnes per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, -4.69 tonnes per person, in 1959.
Norway ranks 39th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 9.89 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 9.73 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1852 | 9.6 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1853 | 9.47 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1854 | 9.34 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1855 | 9.22 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1856 | 9.08 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1857 | 9 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1858 | 8.84 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1859 | 8.76 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1860 | 8.32 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1861 | 8.12 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1862 | 8.01 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1863 | 7.91 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1864 | 7.83 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1865 | 7.74 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1866 | 7.68 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1867 | 7.61 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1868 | 7.54 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1869 | 7.45 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1870 | 7.27 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1871 | 7.18 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1872 | 7.11 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1873 | 7.06 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1874 | 6.99 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1875 | 6.92 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1876 | 6.86 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1877 | 6.79 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1878 | 6.7 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1879 | 6.64 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 6.57 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1881 | 6.51 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1882 | 6.46 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1883 | 6.41 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1884 | 6.35 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1885 | 6.3 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1886 | 6.24 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1887 | 6.16 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1888 | 6.09 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1889 | 6 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1890 | 6.23 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1891 | 6.2 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1892 | 6.14 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1893 | 6.11 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1894 | 6.03 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1895 | 5.98 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1896 | 5.94 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1897 | 5.9 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1898 | 5.85 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1899 | 5.83 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 5.44 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1901 | 5.34 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1902 | 5.23 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1903 | 5.18 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1904 | 5.12 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1905 | 5.04 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1906 | 4.97 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1907 | 4.91 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1908 | 4.86 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1909 | 4.76 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1910 | 4.89 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1911 | 4.88 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 4.83 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1913 | 4.77 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1914 | 4.7 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1915 | 4.65 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1916 | 4.61 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1917 | 4.55 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1918 | 4.51 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1919 | 4.48 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1920 | 4.13 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1921 | 3.99 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1922 | 3.88 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1923 | 3.76 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1924 | 3.66 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1925 | 3.56 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1926 | 3.45 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1927 | 3.35 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1928 | 3.26 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1929 | 3.15 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1930 | 3.05 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1931 | 2.92 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1932 | 2.82 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1933 | 2.72 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1934 | 2.59 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1935 | 2.5 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1936 | 2.41 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1937 | 2.31 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1938 | 2.2 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1939 | 2.13 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1940 | 1.99 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1941 | 1.86 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1942 | 1.73 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1943 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1944 | 1.62 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1945 | 1.56 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1946 | 1.47 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1947 | 1.4 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1948 | 1.32 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1949 | 1.23 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1950 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1951 | 0.9776 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1952 | 0.7823 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 1953 | 0.5756 tonnes per person | -26.4% |
| 1954 | 0.2729 tonnes per person | -52.6% |
| 1955 | -0.0434 tonnes per person | -115.9% |
| 1956 | -0.4469 tonnes per person | +928.9% |
| 1957 | -0.9291 tonnes per person | +107.9% |
| 1958 | -1.68 tonnes per person | +80.5% |
| 1959 | -4.69 tonnes per person | +179.6% |
| 1960 | -1.32 tonnes per person | -71.9% |
| 1961 | -3.29 tonnes per person | +149.8% |
| 1962 | -3.42 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1963 | -3.32 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | -3.15 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1965 | -2.95 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1966 | -2.85 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | -2.7 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1968 | -2.6 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1969 | -2.53 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | -2.43 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | -2.29 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1972 | -2.16 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1973 | -2.01 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1974 | -1.84 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1975 | -1.65 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1976 | -1.49 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1977 | -1.41 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1978 | -0.7786 tonnes per person | -44.9% |
| 1979 | -1.09 tonnes per person | +39.5% |
| 1980 | -0.9387 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1981 | -0.7325 tonnes per person | -22.0% |
| 1982 | -0.634 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1983 | -0.4941 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 1984 | -0.4125 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 1985 | -0.2217 tonnes per person | -46.2% |
| 1986 | -0.2132 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1987 | -0.0561 tonnes per person | -73.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1682 tonnes per person | -399.8% |
| 1989 | 0.11 tonnes per person | -34.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6317 tonnes per person | +474.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4135 tonnes per person | -34.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5122 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7532 tonnes per person | +47.1% |
| 1994 | 1.77 tonnes per person | +135.3% |
| 1995 | 1.25 tonnes per person | -29.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5443 tonnes per person | -56.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5754 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4575 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5324 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5115 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4987 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.472 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5324 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5492 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6644 tonnes per person | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6672 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7116 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7419 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7116 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7918 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7637 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7922 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8941 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9524 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 1.16 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.23 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.39 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.39 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731 tonnes per person. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 | -928.9% | -0.0434 tonnes per person | -0.4469 tonnes per person |
| 1990 | +474.4% | 0.11 tonnes per person | 0.6317 tonnes per person |
| 1988 | +399.8% | -0.0561 tonnes per person | 0.1682 tonnes per person |
| 1959 | -179.6% | -1.68 tonnes per person | -4.69 tonnes per person |
| 1961 | -149.8% | -1.32 tonnes per person | -3.29 tonnes per person |
| 1994 | +135.3% | 0.7532 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.29 tonnes per person | 8.76 tonnes per person | 9.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 7.82 tonnes per person | 7.45 tonnes per person | 8.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.95 tonnes per person | 6.64 tonnes per person | 7.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.31 tonnes per person | 6 tonnes per person | 6.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.02 tonnes per person | 5.83 tonnes per person | 6.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.08 tonnes per person | 4.76 tonnes per person | 5.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.69 tonnes per person | 4.48 tonnes per person | 4.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.62 tonnes per person | 3.15 tonnes per person | 4.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.56 tonnes per person | 2.13 tonnes per person | 3.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.58 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4053 tonnes per person | -4.69 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.81 tonnes per person | -3.42 tonnes per person | -1.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.72 tonnes per person | -2.43 tonnes per person | -0.7786 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3425 tonnes per person | -0.9387 tonnes per person | 0.1682 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.744 tonnes per person | 0.4135 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6061 tonnes per person | 0.472 tonnes per person | 0.7419 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9819 tonnes per person | 0.7637 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Norway?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Norway was 1.39 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 9.89 tonnes per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.69 tonnes per person in 1959.
- How does Norway rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Norway ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.