Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Norway
Norway: Methane emissions, annual growth rate was 1.63 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.63 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 362.2%
World rank
53rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
8.72 % change on previous year
in 2001
All-time low
-13.51 % change on previous year
in 2012
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Norway, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.63 % change on previous year for methane emissions, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 362.2% on the previous year and up 225.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Norway peaked at 8.72 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -13.51 % change on previous year, in 2012.
That places Norway 53rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Norway, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 1.36 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1853 | 1.31 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1854 | 1.47 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 1855 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1856 | 1.41 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1857 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1858 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 1859 | 1.42 % change on previous year | +26.1% |
| 1860 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 1861 | 1.26 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1862 | 0.7833 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 1863 | 0.9579 % change on previous year | +22.3% |
| 1864 | 1.29 % change on previous year | +35.1% |
| 1865 | 0.9642 % change on previous year | -25.5% |
| 1866 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 1867 | 1.12 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 1868 | 0.8677 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 1869 | 0.6034 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 1870 | 0.9964 % change on previous year | +65.1% |
| 1871 | 0.5748 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 1872 | 0.7337 % change on previous year | +27.6% |
| 1873 | 0.6222 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 1874 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +67.1% |
| 1875 | 1.18 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
| 1876 | 0.3979 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 1877 | 1.4 % change on previous year | +253.1% |
| 1878 | 0.3783 % change on previous year | -73.1% |
| 1879 | 0.7754 % change on previous year | +105.0% |
| 1880 | 0.8551 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 1881 | 0.6566 % change on previous year | -23.2% |
| 1882 | 0.8089 % change on previous year | +23.2% |
| 1883 | 0.775 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1884 | 0.6578 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1885 | 1.13 % change on previous year | +72.4% |
| 1886 | 0.4994 % change on previous year | -56.0% |
| 1887 | 0.4673 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1888 | 1.12 % change on previous year | +139.3% |
| 1889 | 1.14 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1890 | 0.2694 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 1891 | 1.76 % change on previous year | +553.2% |
| 1892 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -38.1% |
| 1893 | 0.9839 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1894 | 1.91 % change on previous year | +93.8% |
| 1895 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 1896 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 1897 | 1.53 % change on previous year | +35.6% |
| 1898 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 1899 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +116.9% |
| 1900 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -47.8% |
| 1901 | 0.1028 % change on previous year | -91.3% |
| 1902 | 1.27 % change on previous year | +1133.4% |
| 1903 | 0.489 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 1904 | 0.4443 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1905 | 0.5833 % change on previous year | +31.3% |
| 1906 | 0.6919 % change on previous year | +18.6% |
| 1907 | 1.53 % change on previous year | +121.6% |
| 1908 | 2.11 % change on previous year | +37.9% |
| 1909 | 0.6652 % change on previous year | -68.5% |
| 1910 | 0.8478 % change on previous year | +27.4% |
| 1911 | 1.09 % change on previous year | +28.6% |
| 1912 | 2.19 % change on previous year | +100.7% |
| 1913 | 0.9604 % change on previous year | -56.1% |
| 1914 | 2.11 % change on previous year | +120.1% |
| 1915 | 2.16 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1916 | -0.1878 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 1917 | -5.74 % change on previous year | +2954.8% |
| 1918 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -144.8% |
| 1919 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -25.5% |
| 1920 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -43.6% |
| 1921 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -332.4% |
| 1922 | 5.21 % change on previous year | -307.7% |
| 1923 | 0.9213 % change on previous year | -82.3% |
| 1924 | 1.71 % change on previous year | +86.0% |
| 1925 | 0.2456 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 1926 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -662.1% |
| 1927 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -362.6% |
| 1928 | -0.0159 % change on previous year | -100.4% |
| 1929 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -11289.1% |
| 1930 | -0.7273 % change on previous year | -140.9% |
| 1931 | -0.4853 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1932 | 0.9955 % change on previous year | -305.1% |
| 1933 | 0.9841 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 0.6388 % change on previous year | -35.1% |
| 1935 | 0.8929 % change on previous year | +39.8% |
| 1936 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +138.2% |
| 1937 | 2.77 % change on previous year | +30.1% |
| 1938 | -0.6749 % change on previous year | -124.4% |
| 1939 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -626.4% |
| 1940 | -5.07 % change on previous year | -242.7% |
| 1941 | 0.6196 % change on previous year | -112.2% |
| 1942 | 2.52 % change on previous year | +306.9% |
| 1943 | 3.86 % change on previous year | +53.1% |
| 1944 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 1945 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
| 1946 | 5.85 % change on previous year | +174.1% |
| 1947 | 7.06 % change on previous year | +20.7% |
| 1948 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -62.9% |
| 1949 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1950 | 0.7468 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 1951 | 4.28 % change on previous year | +473.1% |
| 1952 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 1953 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 1954 | 3.63 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 1955 | 4.26 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 1956 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 1957 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 1958 | 2.98 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1959 | 3.85 % change on previous year | +29.2% |
| 1960 | 4.22 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 1961 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -52.4% |
| 1962 | 2.06 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4734 % change on previous year | -77.1% |
| 1964 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +387.8% |
| 1965 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 1966 | 3.1 % change on previous year | +136.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5503 % change on previous year | -82.3% |
| 1968 | 3.07 % change on previous year | +457.8% |
| 1969 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 1970 | -1.47 % change on previous year | -175.1% |
| 1971 | -1.62 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3765 % change on previous year | -123.3% |
| 1973 | 0.198 % change on previous year | -47.4% |
| 1974 | -0.8107 % change on previous year | -509.5% |
| 1975 | -3.09 % change on previous year | +281.3% |
| 1976 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -205.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2637 % change on previous year | -91.9% |
| 1978 | 1.83 % change on previous year | +595.5% |
| 1979 | 2.6 % change on previous year | +41.7% |
| 1980 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 1982 | -0.6692 % change on previous year | -133.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2609 % change on previous year | -139.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9237 % change on previous year | +254.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3919 % change on previous year | -57.6% |
| 1986 | -0.2576 % change on previous year | -165.7% |
| 1987 | -0.3899 % change on previous year | +51.4% |
| 1988 | -0.8723 % change on previous year | +123.7% |
| 1989 | 2 % change on previous year | -329.7% |
| 1990 | -0.2531 % change on previous year | -112.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4587 % change on previous year | -281.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9536 % change on previous year | +107.9% |
| 1993 | -0.3635 % change on previous year | -138.1% |
| 1994 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -1189.8% |
| 1995 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -72.1% |
| 1996 | 1.87 % change on previous year | +69.0% |
| 1997 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1998 | -2.1 % change on previous year | -219.2% |
| 1999 | -0.9674 % change on previous year | -53.8% |
| 2000 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -470.5% |
| 2001 | 8.72 % change on previous year | +143.2% |
| 2002 | 4.01 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 2003 | 7.76 % change on previous year | +93.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8219 % change on previous year | -89.4% |
| 2005 | -7.56 % change on previous year | -1020.4% |
| 2006 | 6.01 % change on previous year | -179.4% |
| 2007 | 8.15 % change on previous year | +35.6% |
| 2008 | -1.87 % change on previous year | -123.0% |
| 2009 | -4.56 % change on previous year | +143.5% |
| 2010 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -40.8% |
| 2011 | -4.5 % change on previous year | +66.4% |
| 2012 | -13.51 % change on previous year | +200.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8825 % change on previous year | -106.5% |
| 2014 | -1.3 % change on previous year | -247.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -199.4% |
| 2016 | -1 % change on previous year | -177.4% |
| 2017 | -1.08 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -229.3% |
| 2019 | -5.18 % change on previous year | -469.3% |
| 2020 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -130.6% |
| 2021 | 2.03 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3499 % change on previous year | -82.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3526 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +362.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.63 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.0871 % change on previous year. (67 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.63 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.3177 % change on previous year. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | +11289.1% | -0.0159 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year |
| 1917 | -2954.8% | -0.1878 % change on previous year | -5.74 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +1189.8% | -0.3635 % change on previous year | 3.96 % change on previous year |
| 1902 | +1133.4% | 0.1028 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | -1020.4% | 0.8219 % change on previous year | -7.56 % change on previous year |
| 1926 | -662.1% | 0.2456 % change on previous year | -1.38 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.33 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 1.01 % change on previous year | 0.6034 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.81 % change on previous year | 0.3783 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8117 % change on previous year | 0.4673 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.33 % change on previous year | 0.2694 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9073 % change on previous year | 0.1028 % change on previous year | 2.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7922 % change on previous year | -5.74 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.07 % change on previous year | -2.51 % change on previous year | 5.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.01 % change on previous year | -0.7273 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.4 % change on previous year | -5.07 % change on previous year | 7.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.31 % change on previous year | 0.7468 % change on previous year | 4.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.11 % change on previous year | 0.4734 % change on previous year | 4.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1543 % change on previous year | -3.09 % change on previous year | 3.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6327 % change on previous year | -0.8723 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6429 % change on previous year | -2.1 % change on previous year | 3.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5 % change on previous year | -7.56 % change on previous year | 8.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.57 % change on previous year | -13.51 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 % change on previous year | 0.3499 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- 50 Uruguay 1.71 % change on previous year compare
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More climate change data for Norway
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- 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 methane emissions, annual growth rate in Norway?
- Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Norway was 1.63 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 8.72 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.51 % change on previous year in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for methane emissions, annual growth rate?
- Norway ranks 53rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 225.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.