Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Norway
Norway: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 7.06 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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
Norway recorded 7.06 tonnes per person for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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.
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 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Norway?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.04 tonnes per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.39 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Norway ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.