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