Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Norway
Norway: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 8.06 tonnes per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Norway, 1850–2024
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 8.06 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Norway peaked at 10.5 tonnes per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, -1.36 tonnes per person, in 1959.
Norway ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.45 tonnes per person | 8.96 tonnes per person | 9.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 8.11 tonnes per person | 7.77 tonnes per person | 8.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 7.43 tonnes per person | 7.24 tonnes per person | 7.64 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.15 tonnes per person | 7.01 tonnes per person | 7.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.41 tonnes per person | 7.26 tonnes per person | 7.66 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 7.05 tonnes per person | 6.79 tonnes per person | 7.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 7.21 tonnes per person | 5.91 tonnes per person | 8.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 6.19 tonnes per person | 5.25 tonnes per person | 6.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.98 tonnes per person | 5.75 tonnes per person | 6.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.79 tonnes per person | 2.84 tonnes per person | 4.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.67 tonnes per person | -1.36 tonnes per person | 3.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.75 tonnes per person | 0.4069 tonnes per person | 3.24 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.98 tonnes per person | 4.67 tonnes per person | 7.42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.61 tonnes per person | 6.84 tonnes per person | 8.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.54 tonnes per person | 8.27 tonnes per person | 10.5 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.05 tonnes per person | 9.64 tonnes per person | 10.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.66 tonnes per person | 9.24 tonnes per person | 10.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.64 tonnes per person | 8.06 tonnes per person | 8.92 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Norway?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Norway was 8.06 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 including land-use change recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 tonnes per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.36 tonnes per person in 1959.
- How does Norway rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Norway ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.