Total greenhouse gas emissions in Norway

Norway emitted 44.6 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (Eurostat) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Norway, 2024 44.6 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −4.1% 2023: 46.6 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,017.2 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 17th of 31 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Norway over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (Eurostat) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period NorwayEuropean Union
2024 44.6 Mt CO2e 3,017.2 Mt CO2e
2023 46.6 Mt CO2e 3,088.3 Mt CO2e
2022 48.8 Mt CO2e 3,359.6 Mt CO2e
2021 49.2 Mt CO2e 3,452.7 Mt CO2e
2020 49.4 Mt CO2e 3,280.9 Mt CO2e
2019 51.1 Mt CO2e 3,574.5 Mt CO2e
2018 52.8 Mt CO2e 3,732.8 Mt CO2e
2017 52.7 Mt CO2e 3,821.2 Mt CO2e
2016 53.4 Mt CO2e 3,796.9 Mt CO2e
2015 54.3 Mt CO2e 3,794.3 Mt CO2e
2014 53.7 Mt CO2e 3,750.3 Mt CO2e
2013 53.3 Mt CO2e 3,895.3 Mt CO2e
2012 53.1 Mt CO2e 3,979.9 Mt CO2e
2011 53.7 Mt CO2e 4,051.8 Mt CO2e
2010 54.7 Mt CO2e 4,168.8 Mt CO2e
2009 52.4 Mt CO2e 4,091.3 Mt CO2e
2008 54.9 Mt CO2e 4,391.1 Mt CO2e
2007 56.4 Mt CO2e 4,487.2 Mt CO2e
2006 54.7 Mt CO2e 4,539.9 Mt CO2e
2005 54.7 Mt CO2e 4,537.1 Mt CO2e
2004 55.9 Mt CO2e 4,562.0 Mt CO2e
2003 55.5 Mt CO2e 4,559.1 Mt CO2e
2002 54.9 Mt CO2e 4,483.3 Mt CO2e
2001 56.2 Mt CO2e 4,496.1 Mt CO2e
2000 54.9 Mt CO2e 4,448.8 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −4.1% from 46.6 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 53.7 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −17.0%.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2024, Norway has the 17th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,017.2 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
env_air_gge · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=MIO_T airpol=GHG src_crf=TOTX4_MEMO
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Norway
Provider update
2 June 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat