Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita in Norway
Norway: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita was 500.21 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita in Norway is 500.21 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita in Norway peaked at 500.21 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 147.39 tonnes per person, in 1960.
Norway ranks 41st of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 147.39 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 149.92 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 152.58 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 155.51 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 158.72 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 161.89 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 165.81 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 169.53 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 173.64 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 178 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 183.93 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 189.61 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 195.64 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 201.97 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 207.67 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 214.16 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 221.44 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 228.75 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 235.91 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 243.61 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 250.61 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 257.51 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 264.07 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 270.94 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 278.34 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 285.29 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 292.62 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 299.18 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 306.03 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 312.85 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 320.03 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 326.36 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 332.51 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 338.87 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 345.68 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 352.71 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 360.41 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 367.92 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 375.17 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 382.16 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 389.07 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 396.75 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 404 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 411.25 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 418.47 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 424.99 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 430.99 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 436.24 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 440.21 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 443.62 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 447.46 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 450.74 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 453.68 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 456.99 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 460.62 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 464.83 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 469.3 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 473.9 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 479.15 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 483.94 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 488.77 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 493.76 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 496.82 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 498.24 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 500.21 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 500.21 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 492.99 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Norway's 500.21 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 475.46 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 161.3 tonnes per person | 147.39 tonnes per person | 178 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 212.27 tonnes per person | 183.93 tonnes per person | 243.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 281.74 tonnes per person | 250.61 tonnes per person | 312.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 350.18 tonnes per person | 320.03 tonnes per person | 382.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 419.56 tonnes per person | 389.07 tonnes per person | 443.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 464.06 tonnes per person | 447.46 tonnes per person | 483.94 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 495.56 tonnes per person | 488.77 tonnes per person | 500.21 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita in Norway?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita in Norway was 500.21 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 500.21 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 147.39 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Norway rank for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Norway ranks 41st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.