Waste — Emissions per capita in Norway
Norway: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions per capita in Norway, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.17 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Norway peaked at 0.7 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.15 t CO2eq/cap, in 2013.
Norway ranks 129th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | -60.9% |
| 2013 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.17 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.44 t CO2eq/cap, 39% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.17 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.32 t CO2eq/cap, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -60.9% | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.652 t CO2eq/cap | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.518 t CO2eq/cap | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 126 Armenia 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 126 Indonesia 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 126 Mauritania 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Aruba 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Guinea 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Kiribati 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Mongolia 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Viet Nam 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Vietnam 0.17 t CO2eq/cap 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 waste — emissions per capita in Norway?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Norway was 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 t CO2eq/cap in 2013.
- How does Norway rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Norway ranks 129th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.