Denmark and Norway
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry, 2022. Ranks are among 164 countries.
Norway emitted 1.5 times as much CO2 per person as Denmark in 2022. Norway emitted 1.4 times as much CO2 in total as Denmark.
| Measure | Denmark | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Totalmillion tonnes | 29.179th of 164 | 40.863rd of 164 |
| Per persontonnes | 4.9350th of 164 | 7.4830th of 164 |
| Per unit of GDPkg per international dollar (2011 prices, PPP) | 0.0972152nd of 164 | 0.0847156th of 164 |
Per person over time
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry per person, 1950 to 2024. Denmark: 5.16 tonnes per person in 1950, 4.75 in 2024, with a high of 14.2 in 1996. Norway: 2.58 tonnes per person in 1950, 6.67 in 2024, with a high of 9.68 in 2007.
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| Year | Denmark, tonnes | Norway, tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.16 | 2.58 |
| 1955 | 6.10 | 3.33 |
| 1960 | 6.50 | 3.65 |
| 1965 | 9.31 | 4.40 |
| 1970 | 12.6 | 7.22 |
| 1975 | 11.0 | 7.64 |
| 1980 | 11.8 | 7.78 |
| 1985 | 11.7 | 7.78 |
| 1990 | 10.4 | 8.25 |
| 1995 | 11.8 | 8.83 |
| 2000 | 10.2 | 9.38 |
| 2005 | 9.51 | 9.36 |
| 2010 | 8.87 | 9.34 |
| 2015 | 6.18 | 8.77 |
| 2020 | 4.85 | 7.67 |
| 2024 | 4.75 | 6.67 |
Sources
- Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (owid-co2-data.csv): countries from 1950. Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions), based on the Global Carbon Budget (2025), the Maddison Project Database 2023 (Bolt and van Zanden) and OWID's population series. Retrieved 16 October 2026. Terms. Trimmed from the published file.
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