Per capita methane emissions in Norway
Norway: Per capita methane emissions was 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
43rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2007
All-time low
0.976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1879
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
Norway recorded 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Norway peaked at 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1879.
Norway ranks 43rd of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.9852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 40 Denmark 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 41 Venezuela 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 42 Nicaragua 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 44 Algeria 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 45 Laos 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 46 Guinea 1.46 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 methane emissions in Norway?
- Per capita methane emissions in Norway was 1.51 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 methane emissions recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1879.
- How does Norway rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Norway ranks 43rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.