Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Norway
Norway: Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use was 7.98 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
7.98
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
34th
of 197 countries
All-time high
11.83
in 2007
All-time low
0.3094
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Norway, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Norway stood at 7.98.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Norway peaked at 11.83 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3094, in 1850.
That places Norway 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3094 | — |
| 1851 | 0.3162 | +2.2% |
| 1852 | 0.3144 | -0.6% |
| 1853 | 0.3229 | +2.7% |
| 1854 | 0.3703 | +14.7% |
| 1855 | 0.3833 | +3.5% |
| 1856 | 0.4136 | +7.9% |
| 1857 | 0.4103 | -0.8% |
| 1858 | 0.3826 | -6.8% |
| 1859 | 0.4194 | +9.6% |
| 1860 | 0.422 | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 0.4814 | +14.1% |
| 1862 | 0.4407 | -8.4% |
| 1863 | 0.4343 | -1.5% |
| 1864 | 0.5068 | +16.7% |
| 1865 | 0.5001 | -1.3% |
| 1866 | 0.5271 | +5.4% |
| 1867 | 0.5848 | +10.9% |
| 1868 | 0.5898 | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 0.5366 | -9.0% |
| 1870 | 0.5786 | +7.8% |
| 1871 | 0.5635 | -2.6% |
| 1872 | 0.5853 | +3.9% |
| 1873 | 0.583 | -0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.67 | +14.9% |
| 1875 | 0.7847 | +17.1% |
| 1876 | 0.7111 | -9.4% |
| 1877 | 0.8823 | +24.1% |
| 1878 | 0.8029 | -9.0% |
| 1879 | 0.8279 | +3.1% |
| 1880 | 0.8809 | +6.4% |
| 1881 | 0.8993 | +2.1% |
| 1882 | 0.9598 | +6.7% |
| 1883 | 1.01 | +5.7% |
| 1884 | 1.03 | +1.6% |
| 1885 | 1.15 | +11.2% |
| 1886 | 1.12 | -2.2% |
| 1887 | 1.09 | -3.2% |
| 1888 | 1.22 | +12.4% |
| 1889 | 1.36 | +11.3% |
| 1890 | 1.28 | -6.0% |
| 1891 | 1.44 | +12.9% |
| 1892 | 1.45 | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 1.44 | -1.2% |
| 1894 | 1.64 | +14.4% |
| 1895 | 1.7 | +3.6% |
| 1896 | 1.72 | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 1.83 | +6.3% |
| 1898 | 1.81 | -1.0% |
| 1899 | 2.1 | +16.4% |
| 1900 | 2.14 | +1.5% |
| 1901 | 2 | -6.4% |
| 1902 | 2.15 | +7.3% |
| 1903 | 2.13 | -0.7% |
| 1904 | 2.08 | -2.3% |
| 1905 | 2.06 | -0.8% |
| 1906 | 2.09 | +1.1% |
| 1907 | 2.32 | +11.3% |
| 1908 | 2.72 | +17.1% |
| 1909 | 2.72 | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 2.78 | +2.1% |
| 1911 | 2.81 | +1.3% |
| 1912 | 3.13 | +11.2% |
| 1913 | 3.12 | -0.4% |
| 1914 | 3.42 | +9.6% |
| 1915 | 3.69 | +8.0% |
| 1916 | 3.43 | -7.2% |
| 1917 | 1.61 | -53.0% |
| 1918 | 1.98 | +23.0% |
| 1919 | 2.29 | +15.8% |
| 1920 | 2.28 | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 1.51 | -33.8% |
| 1922 | 2.71 | +79.1% |
| 1923 | 2.81 | +3.8% |
| 1924 | 3.15 | +12.1% |
| 1925 | 3.08 | -2.2% |
| 1926 | 2.59 | -15.8% |
| 1927 | 3.44 | +32.8% |
| 1928 | 3.34 | -3.0% |
| 1929 | 3.72 | +11.2% |
| 1930 | 3.4 | -8.5% |
| 1931 | 3.15 | -7.5% |
| 1932 | 3.34 | +6.0% |
| 1933 | 3.52 | +5.5% |
| 1934 | 3.62 | +2.9% |
| 1935 | 3.73 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | 3.96 | +6.2% |
| 1937 | 4.42 | +11.6% |
| 1938 | 3.95 | -10.5% |
| 1939 | 4.66 | +17.7% |
| 1940 | 2.56 | -45.0% |
| 1941 | 1.98 | -22.6% |
| 1942 | 1.93 | -2.9% |
| 1943 | 2.21 | +14.7% |
| 1944 | 2.02 | -8.5% |
| 1945 | 1.74 | -13.7% |
| 1946 | 2.76 | +58.1% |
| 1947 | 3.92 | +42.4% |
| 1948 | 4.03 | +2.7% |
| 1949 | 3.85 | -4.5% |
| 1950 | 3.24 | -15.8% |
| 1951 | 3.59 | +10.9% |
| 1952 | 3.69 | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 3.76 | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 3.85 | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 4.38 | +13.6% |
| 1956 | 4.61 | +5.3% |
| 1957 | 4.5 | -2.3% |
| 1958 | 4.52 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 4.78 | +5.7% |
| 1960 | 5.23 | +9.3% |
| 1961 | 5.37 | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 5.66 | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 5.99 | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 6.42 | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 6.58 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 7.52 | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 7.52 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 8.07 | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 8.43 | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 9.6 | +13.9% |
| 1971 | 9.36 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 9.92 | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 10.24 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 9.57 | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 10.16 | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 10.86 | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 10.81 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 10.6 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 11.1 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 10.32 | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 10.23 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 9.81 | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 9.96 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 10.37 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 9.91 | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 10.39 | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 9.9 | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 10.33 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 9.88 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 9.97 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 9.53 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 9.58 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 9.94 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 10.41 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 10.53 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 11.2 | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 11.19 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 11.15 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 11.23 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 11.1 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 11.53 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 11.35 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.76 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 11.79 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 11.33 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 11.44 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 11.83 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 11.39 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 10.77 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 11.18 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 10.77 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 10.27 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 10.21 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 10.17 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.19 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.91 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 9.72 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 9.73 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.3 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 8.97 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 8.93 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.79 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 8.34 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 7.98 | -4.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 7.98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.74, 1.2× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Norway's 7.98 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | +79.1% | 1.51 | 2.71 |
| 1946 | +58.1% | 1.74 | 2.76 |
| 1917 | -53.0% | 3.43 | 1.61 |
| 1940 | -45.0% | 4.66 | 2.56 |
| 1947 | +42.4% | 2.76 | 3.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3642 | 0.3094 | 0.4194 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5024 | 0.422 | 0.5898 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6989 | 0.5635 | 0.8823 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.07 | 0.8809 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.64 | 1.28 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.24 | 2 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.83 | 1.61 | 3.69 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.86 | 1.51 | 3.72 | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.77 | 3.15 | 4.66 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.7 | 1.74 | 4.03 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.09 | 3.24 | 4.78 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.68 | 5.23 | 8.43 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.22 | 9.36 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.11 | 9.81 | 10.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.47 | 9.53 | 11.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.43 | 10.77 | 11.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.14 | 9.3 | 11.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6 | 7.98 | 8.97 | 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 ghg co2 excluding land use in Norway?
- Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Norway was 7.98 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 11.83 in 2007.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3094 in 1850.
- How does Norway rank for per capita ghg co2 excluding land use?
- Norway ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg co2 excluding land use rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 ghg co2 excluding land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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