Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Norway
Norway: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0.6906 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.6906 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
49th
of 179 countries
All-time high
3.44 tonnes per person
in 1939
All-time low
0.0032 tonnes per person
in 1831
Years of data
193
1829–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Norway, 1829–2024
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 0.6906 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by source in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Norway peaked at 3.44 tonnes per person in 1939 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 tonnes per person, in 1831.
Norway ranks 49th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Norway, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1829 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | — |
| 1830 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -34.2% |
| 1831 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -50.6% |
| 1835 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | +284.1% |
| 1836 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1837 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | +38.6% |
| 1838 | 0.0422 tonnes per person | +98.0% |
| 1839 | 0.0328 tonnes per person | -22.2% |
| 1840 | 0.0354 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1841 | 0.0467 tonnes per person | +31.9% |
| 1842 | 0.0577 tonnes per person | +23.6% |
| 1843 | 0.0485 tonnes per person | -16.0% |
| 1844 | 0.0508 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1845 | 0.0753 tonnes per person | +48.3% |
| 1846 | 0.0744 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1847 | 0.0763 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1848 | 0.0969 tonnes per person | +27.1% |
| 1849 | 0.0772 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1850 | 0.0999 tonnes per person | +29.4% |
| 1851 | 0.1064 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1852 | 0.105 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1853 | 0.1136 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1854 | 0.1594 tonnes per person | +40.3% |
| 1855 | 0.172 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1856 | 0.2011 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1857 | 0.1984 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1858 | 0.1721 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1859 | 0.2072 tonnes per person | +20.4% |
| 1860 | 0.2094 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1861 | 0.2664 tonnes per person | +27.2% |
| 1862 | 0.2278 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1863 | 0.2214 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1864 | 0.2905 tonnes per person | +31.2% |
| 1865 | 0.2837 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1866 | 0.3075 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1867 | 0.3633 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 1868 | 0.3688 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1869 | 0.3188 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1870 | 0.3581 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1871 | 0.3422 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1872 | 0.3636 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1873 | 0.3599 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1874 | 0.4414 tonnes per person | +22.6% |
| 1875 | 0.5531 tonnes per person | +25.3% |
| 1876 | 0.4801 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1877 | 0.6402 tonnes per person | +33.3% |
| 1878 | 0.5677 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1879 | 0.5896 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1880 | 0.6405 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1881 | 0.6554 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1882 | 0.718 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1883 | 0.7679 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1884 | 0.7816 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1885 | 0.8942 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1886 | 0.8682 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1887 | 0.8351 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1888 | 0.959 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1889 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1890 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1891 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1892 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 1.15 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1894 | 1.35 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1895 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1896 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 1.51 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1898 | 1.49 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1899 | 1.77 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1900 | 1.81 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1901 | 1.67 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1902 | 1.81 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1903 | 1.78 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1904 | 1.74 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1905 | 1.73 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1906 | 1.76 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1907 | 1.98 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1908 | 2.34 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1909 | 2.34 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1910 | 2.39 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1911 | 2.42 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1912 | 2.71 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1913 | 2.7 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1914 | 2.98 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1915 | 3.28 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1916 | 2.97 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1917 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -56.6% |
| 1918 | 1.66 tonnes per person | +28.9% |
| 1919 | 1.88 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1920 | 1.91 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1921 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -38.9% |
| 1922 | 2.24 tonnes per person | +92.6% |
| 1923 | 2.34 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1924 | 2.64 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1925 | 2.57 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1926 | 2.11 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 1927 | 2.86 tonnes per person | +35.5% |
| 1928 | 2.73 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1929 | 3.04 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1930 | 2.74 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1931 | 2.48 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1932 | 2.59 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1933 | 2.7 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1934 | 2.73 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 2.84 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1936 | 3.03 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1937 | 3.38 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1938 | 2.89 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 1939 | 3.44 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1940 | 1.87 tonnes per person | -45.7% |
| 1941 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -27.6% |
| 1942 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1943 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
| 1944 | 1.36 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1945 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1946 | 1.61 tonnes per person | +47.6% |
| 1947 | 2.34 tonnes per person | +45.6% |
| 1948 | 2.09 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1949 | 1.88 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1950 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -28.3% |
| 1951 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 1.2 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1953 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1954 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1955 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.9244 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1958 | 0.7946 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 1959 | 0.8003 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.84 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1961 | 0.7816 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 0.8529 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7335 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7905 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8955 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8738 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8434 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8315 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.9362 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9257 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8873 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7844 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6809 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7774 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7488 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8445 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6571 tonnes per person | -22.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7223 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9006 tonnes per person | +24.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9362 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9342 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.932 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9301 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9287 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9271 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.925 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9218 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9338 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9468 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8693 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7656 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 0.768 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8582 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9378 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9494 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9447 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9561 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9967 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9865 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9629 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8727 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7567 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7195 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7992 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7178 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5893 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6603 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6773 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4809 tonnes per person | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6244 tonnes per person | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6464 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6328 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6381 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6761 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6477 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6644 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6787 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6526 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6517 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6579 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6729 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6743 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6799 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6906 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.6906 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2688 tonnes per person, 2.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.6906 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1835 | +284.1% | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0124 tonnes per person |
| 1838 | +98.0% | 0.0213 tonnes per person | 0.0422 tonnes per person |
| 1922 | +92.6% | 1.17 tonnes per person | 2.24 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.0191 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0422 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 1840s | 0.0639 tonnes per person | 0.0354 tonnes per person | 0.0969 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1535 tonnes per person | 0.0999 tonnes per person | 0.2072 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2858 tonnes per person | 0.2094 tonnes per person | 0.3688 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4696 tonnes per person | 0.3422 tonnes per person | 0.6402 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8207 tonnes per person | 0.6405 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.34 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.89 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | 2.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.43 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 3.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.36 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 3.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.88 tonnes per person | 2.48 tonnes per person | 3.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.65 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | 2.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.07 tonnes per person | 0.7946 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8379 tonnes per person | 0.7335 tonnes per person | 0.9362 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7929 tonnes per person | 0.6571 tonnes per person | 0.9257 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9316 tonnes per person | 0.9218 tonnes per person | 0.9468 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9032 tonnes per person | 0.7656 tonnes per person | 0.9967 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7237 tonnes per person | 0.4809 tonnes per person | 0.9629 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6513 tonnes per person | 0.6244 tonnes per person | 0.6787 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6751 tonnes per person | 0.6579 tonnes per person | 0.6906 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions by source in Norway?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Norway was 0.6906 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 co₂ emissions by source recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3.44 tonnes per person in 1939.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 tonnes per person in 1831.
- How does Norway rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Norway ranks 49th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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