Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Norway
Norway: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Norway, 1855–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.2% for share of global co₂ emissions from oil in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Norway peaked at 0.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1855.
That places Norway 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 170 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Norway?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Norway was 0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1855.
- How does Norway rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Norway ranks 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.