Per capita methane emissions in Norway
Norway: Per capita methane emissions was 1.51 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.51
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
43rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.35
in 2007
All-time low
0.976
in 1879
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Norway, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.51 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 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.976, 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.
Per capita methane emissions in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.986 | — |
| 1851 | 0.9865 | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.9861 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.9854 | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.9862 | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.9859 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.9861 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.9846 | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.9821 | -0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.9835 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.9843 | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.9862 | +0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.9846 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.9857 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.99 | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.9912 | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.9931 | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.9959 | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.9961 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.9933 | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.9941 | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.9904 | -0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.9879 | -0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.984 | -0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.9842 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.9857 | +0.2% |
| 1876 | 0.9796 | -0.6% |
| 1877 | 0.9834 | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.9771 | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.976 | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.9768 | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.9768 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.9796 | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 0.9832 | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 0.9856 | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.9928 | +0.7% |
| 1886 | 0.9937 | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.9943 | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 1 | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 1.01 | +0.6% |
| 1890 | 1 | -0.4% |
| 1891 | 1.01 | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 1.01 | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 1.02 | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 1.03 | +0.4% |
| 1898 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 1.04 | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 1.03 | -0.7% |
| 1902 | 1.04 | +0.5% |
| 1903 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 1.04 | +0.8% |
| 1908 | 1.06 | +1.4% |
| 1909 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1912 | 1.07 | +1.2% |
| 1913 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1914 | 1.08 | +1.1% |
| 1915 | 1.1 | +1.1% |
| 1916 | 1.08 | -1.2% |
| 1917 | 1.01 | -6.7% |
| 1918 | 1.03 | +1.5% |
| 1919 | 1.04 | +1.0% |
| 1920 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1921 | 1 | -3.3% |
| 1922 | 1.05 | +4.5% |
| 1923 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1924 | 1.06 | +1.1% |
| 1925 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 1926 | 1.04 | -2.0% |
| 1927 | 1.07 | +3.0% |
| 1928 | 1.06 | -0.6% |
| 1929 | 1.07 | +1.1% |
| 1930 | 1.06 | -1.3% |
| 1931 | 1.05 | -1.1% |
| 1932 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 1933 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1934 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 1.08 | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 1.1 | +2.2% |
| 1938 | 1.09 | -1.2% |
| 1939 | 1.12 | +2.9% |
| 1940 | 1.05 | -5.8% |
| 1941 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1942 | 1.07 | +1.6% |
| 1943 | 1.1 | +2.9% |
| 1944 | 1.11 | +0.9% |
| 1945 | 1.12 | +1.2% |
| 1946 | 1.18 | +4.9% |
| 1947 | 1.25 | +6.1% |
| 1948 | 1.27 | +1.7% |
| 1949 | 1.29 | +1.6% |
| 1950 | 1.29 | +0.3% |
| 1951 | 1.34 | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 1.37 | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 1.4 | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 1.44 | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 1.48 | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 1.52 | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 1.55 | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 1.59 | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 1.63 | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 1.69 | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 1.71 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 1.73 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.73 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.75 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.76 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.8 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 1.8 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.84 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 1.86 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.82 | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.78 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 1.77 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.76 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.73 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.67 | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 1.72 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.72 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.74 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.78 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.83 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.86 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.84 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.84 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.85 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.85 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.84 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.82 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.8 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.82 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.81 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.81 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.82 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.8 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.86 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.87 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.9 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.92 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.87 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.84 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.89 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 2.05 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 2.12 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.27 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 2.28 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.09 | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 2.2 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 2.35 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 2.28 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.15 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 2.06 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.95 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 1.66 | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 1.66 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.62 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.62 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.59 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.56 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.57 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.48 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 1.49 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.52 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.51 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.5 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.51 | +0.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.51 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 1.5× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.51 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9852 | 0.9821 | 0.9865 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.99 | 0.9843 | 0.9961 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9842 | 0.976 | 0.9941 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9891 | 0.9768 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.02 | 1 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.05 | 1 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.15 | 1.05 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.46 | 1.29 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.77 | 1.69 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.75 | 1.67 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 | 1.8 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.85 | 1.8 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.17 | 1.89 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 | 1.48 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1.49 | 1.52 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Norway?
- Per capita methane emissions in Norway was 1.51 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 in 2007.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.976 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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