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.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Norway, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 9.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1852 | 9.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1853 | 9.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1854 | 9.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1855 | 9.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1856 | 9.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1857 | 9.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1858 | 8.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1859 | 8.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 8.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1861 | 8.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1862 | 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1863 | 8.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1864 | 8.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1866 | 8.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 8.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1869 | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1870 | 7.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1871 | 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1872 | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1873 | 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1874 | 7.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 7.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 7.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1877 | 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1878 | 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1879 | 7.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 7.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1881 | 7.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1882 | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1884 | 7.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 7.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 7.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1887 | 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1888 | 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1890 | 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1891 | 7.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1892 | 7.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 7.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1895 | 7.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 7.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 7.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 7.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1900 | 7.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1901 | 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1902 | 7.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1903 | 7.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1904 | 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1905 | 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1906 | 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1907 | 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1908 | 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1909 | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1911 | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1913 | 7.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1914 | 8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1915 | 8.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1916 | 7.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1917 | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -23.0% |
| 1918 | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1919 | 6.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1920 | 6.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1921 | 5.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.6% |
| 1922 | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.0% |
| 1923 | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 6.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1925 | 6.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1926 | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1927 | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.5% |
| 1928 | 6.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1929 | 7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1930 | 6.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1931 | 6.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1932 | 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1933 | 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1934 | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1937 | 7.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1938 | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 1939 | 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 1940 | 5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -30.1% |
| 1941 | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.2% |
| 1942 | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1943 | 4.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1944 | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1945 | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1946 | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +25.2% |
| 1947 | 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.7% |
| 1948 | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1949 | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1950 | 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 1951 | 5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1952 | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1954 | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 5.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1956 | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 5.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 1958 | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.5% |
| 1959 | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -43.9% |
| 1960 | 6.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +136.4% |
| 1961 | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -29.9% |
| 1962 | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.5% |
| 1967 | 6.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 7.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.5% |
| 1971 | 8.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 8.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 9.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 8.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 9.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 10.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 10.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 10.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 11.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 10.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 10.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 10.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 10.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 11.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 10.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 11.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 10.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 11.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 10.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 11.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 10.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 11.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 11.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 13.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 12.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 12.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 12.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 12.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 12.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 13.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 12.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 13.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 13.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 12.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 13.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 13.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 13.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 12.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 12.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 11.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 11.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 11.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 11.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 10.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 11.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 10.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Norway's 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +136.4% | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1959 | -43.9% | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1940 | -30.1% | 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1961 | -29.9% | 6.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1946 | +25.2% | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
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
- 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 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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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.