Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Norway
Norway: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
37th
of 199 countries
All-time high
13.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2007
All-time low
2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1959
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Norway, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Norway stood at 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Norway peaked at 13.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1959.
That places Norway 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 8.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 34 Singapore 10.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 35 Belarus 10.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 36 Botswana 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 38 China 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 39 Paraguay 9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 40 Bhutan 9.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Norway?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Norway was 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959.
- How does Norway rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Norway ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.