Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Norway

Greenhouse gas emissions in Norway were 9.6 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Norway, 2024 9.6 Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
Change from 2023 −4.0% 2023: 10.0 t CO2e per person
World, 2024 6.4 t CO2e per person Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 7.7 t CO2e per person Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 32nd of 203 See the full ranking

Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Norway over time

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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person), 2000 to 2024
Period NorwayWorld
2024 9.6 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2023 10.0 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2022 10.6 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2021 10.9 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2020 10.8 t CO2e per person 6.1 t CO2e per person
2019 11.1 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2018 11.5 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2017 11.7 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2016 11.9 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2015 12.1 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2014 12.1 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2013 12.2 t CO2e per person 6.5 t CO2e per person
2012 12.2 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2011 12.5 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2010 13.0 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2009 12.5 t CO2e per person 6.1 t CO2e per person
2008 13.3 t CO2e per person 6.2 t CO2e per person
2007 13.1 t CO2e per person 6.2 t CO2e per person
2006 13.0 t CO2e per person 6.1 t CO2e per person
2005 12.9 t CO2e per person 6.0 t CO2e per person
2004 13.5 t CO2e per person 5.9 t CO2e per person
2003 13.4 t CO2e per person 5.8 t CO2e per person
2002 12.7 t CO2e per person 5.6 t CO2e per person
2001 13.0 t CO2e per person 5.6 t CO2e per person
2000 12.8 t CO2e per person 5.6 t CO2e per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −4.0% from 10.0 t CO2e per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 12.1 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −20.0%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Norway has the 32nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 6.4 t CO2e per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Norway
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database