Consumption-based carbon intensity in Norway
Norway: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.0723 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Norway, 2003–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Norway stood at 0.0723 kilograms per international-$. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Norway peaked at 0.1758 kilograms per international-$ in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0723 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Norway ranks 119th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1662 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1506 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1758 kilograms per international-$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.1246 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1061 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1583 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0888 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0723 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1038 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Norway?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Norway was 0.0723 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1758 kilograms per international-$ in 2004.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0723 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Norway ranks 119th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).