Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Norway
Norway: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 7.06 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Norway, 2003–2023
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
In 2023, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Norway stood at 7.06 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Norway peaked at 13.04 tonnes per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.39 tonnes per person, in 2022.
That places Norway 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Norway, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10.63 tonnes per person | — |
| 2004 | 11.4 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 10.96 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 12.15 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 13.04 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 12.05 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 11.54 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 12.43 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 11.35 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 10.54 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 10.53 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.26 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 10.55 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 9.4 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 9.31 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.16 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.03 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.67 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 7.81 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 6.39 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 7.06 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 7.06 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.42 tonnes per person, 84% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Norway's 7.06 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.96 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.68 tonnes per person | 10.63 tonnes per person | 13.04 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.26 tonnes per person | 9.03 tonnes per person | 12.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.48 tonnes per person | 6.39 tonnes per person | 8.67 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Norway?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Norway was 7.06 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.04 tonnes per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.39 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Norway ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.