Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index in Norway
Norway: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index was 7.06 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index in 2023.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index 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 |
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 co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index in Norway?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.04 tonnes per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.39 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index?
- Norway ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index. 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.