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Carbon intensity of the economy — Norway

Carbon intensity of the economy in Norway in 2022 — 0.085 kg/$. Ranked 9 in the world out of 164.

2022 0.085 kg/$ −3.41% vs 2021
World rank 9of 164
Period maximum 0.768 kg/$1915
Period minimum 0 kg/$1820

Trend over time

1820–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Norway, 1820–202200.20.40.60.8182018411862188319041925194619671988200920221820: 0 kg/$1833: 0 kg/$1837: 0.014 kg/$1841: 0.029 kg/$1845: 0.046 kg/$1849: 0.049 kg/$1853: 0.064 kg/$1857: 0.113 kg/$1861: 0.141 kg/$1865: 0.135 kg/$1869: 0.154 kg/$1873: 0.154 kg/$1877: 0.269 kg/$1881: 0.276 kg/$1885: 0.367 kg/$1889: 0.403 kg/$1893: 0.428 kg/$1897: 0.491 kg/$1901: 0.528 kg/$1905: 0.541 kg/$1909: 0.669 kg/$1913: 0.64 kg/$1917: 0.32 kg/$1921: 0.3 kg/$1925: 0.584 kg/$1929: 0.61 kg/$1933: 0.57 kg/$1937: 0.603 kg/$1941: 0.246 kg/$1945: 0.205 kg/$1949: 0.386 kg/$1953: 0.305 kg/$1957: 0.304 kg/$1961: 0.305 kg/$1965: 0.318 kg/$1969: 0.365 kg/$1973: 0.427 kg/$1977: 0.385 kg/$1981: 0.321 kg/$1985: 0.282 kg/$1989: 0.279 kg/$1993: 0.239 kg/$1997: 0.203 kg/$2001: 0.17 kg/$2005: 0.137 kg/$2009: 0.116 kg/$2013: 0.107 kg/$2017: 0.099 kg/$2021: 0.088 kg/$2022: 0.085 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.085

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Norway

Norway 0.085 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Northern Europe computed 0.115 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.085 −0.003 −3.41%
2021 0.088 −0.004 −4.35%
2020 0.092 −0.002 −2.13%
2019 0.094 −0.005 −5.05%
2018 0.099 +0 +0%
2017 0.099 −0.004 −3.88%
2016 0.103 −0.003 −2.83%
2015 0.106 +0 +0%
2014 0.106 −0.001 −0.93%
2013 0.107 −0.001 −0.93%
2012 0.108 −0.004 −3.57%
2011 0.112 −0.007 −5.88%
2010 0.119 +0.003 +2.59%
2009 0.116 −0.006 −4.92%
2008 0.122 −0.007 −5.43%
2007 0.129 −0.003 −2.27%
2006 0.132 −0.005 −3.65%
2005 0.137 −0.012 −8.05%
2004 0.149 −0.009 −5.7%
2003 0.158 −0.001 −0.63%
2002 0.159 −0.011 −6.47%
2001 0.17 −0.004 −2.3%
2000 0.174 −0.013 −6.95%
1999 0.187 −0.006 −3.11%
1998 0.193 −0.01 −4.93%
1997 0.203 −0.017 −7.73%
1996 0.22 +0 +0%
1995 0.22 −0.013 −5.58%
1994 0.233 −0.006 −2.51%
1993 0.239 −0.004 −1.65%
1992 0.243 −0.009 −3.57%
1991 0.252 −0.028 −10%
1990 0.28 +0.001 +0.36%
1989 0.279 −0.015 −5.1%
1988 0.294 +0.02 +7.3%
1987 0.274 −0.019 −6.48%
1986 0.293 +0.011 +3.9%
1985 0.282 −0.028 −9.03%
1984 0.31 +0 +0%
1983 0.31 −0.001 −0.32%
1982 0.311 −0.01 −3.12%
1981 0.321 −0.003 −0.93%
1980 0.324 −0.046 −12.43%
1979 0.37 +0.006 +1.65%
1978 0.364 −0.021 −5.45%
1977 0.385 −0.017 −4.23%
1976 0.402 +0.012 +3.08%
1975 0.39 +0.018 +4.84%
1974 0.372 −0.055 −12.88%
1973 0.427 −0.002 −0.47%
1972 0.429 +0.012 +2.88%
1971 0.417 −0.034 −7.54%
1970 0.451 +0.086 +23.56%
1969 0.365 +0.002 +0.55%
1968 0.363 +0.024 +7.08%
1967 0.339 −0.026 −7.12%
1966 0.365 +0.047 +14.78%
1965 0.318 −0.012 −3.64%
1964 0.33 +0.009 +2.8%
1963 0.321 +0.008 +2.56%
1962 0.313 +0.008 +2.62%
1961 0.305 −0.013 −4.09%
1960 0.318 +0.015 +4.95%
1959 0.303 +0.004 +1.34%
1958 0.299 −0.005 −1.64%
1957 0.304 −0.026 −7.88%
1956 0.33 −0.002 −0.6%
1955 0.332 +0.039 +13.31%
1954 0.293 −0.012 −3.93%
1953 0.305 −0.009 −2.87%
1952 0.314 −0.004 −1.26%
1951 0.318 +0.02 +6.71%
1950 0.298 −0.088 −22.8%
1949 0.386 −0.032 −7.66%
1948 0.418 −0.015 −3.46%
1947 0.433 +0.106 +32.42%
1946 0.327 +0.122 +59.51%
1945 0.205 −0.074 −26.52%
1944 0.279 −0.016 −5.42%
1943 0.295 +0.049 +19.92%
1942 0.246 +0 +0%
1941 0.246 −0.094 −27.65%
1940 0.34 −0.258 −43.14%
1939 0.598 +0.073 +13.9%
1938 0.525 −0.078 −12.94%
1937 0.603 +0.044 +7.87%
1936 0.559 +0 +0%
1935 0.559 −0.01 −1.76%
1934 0.569 −0.001 −0.18%
1933 0.57 +0.02 +3.64%
1932 0.55 +0.009 +1.66%
1931 0.541 +0.003 +0.56%
1930 0.538 −0.072 −11.8%
1929 0.61 +0.031 +5.35%
1928 0.579 −0.047 −7.51%
1927 0.626 +0.141 +29.07%
1926 0.485 −0.099 −16.95%
1925 0.584 −0.008 −1.35%
1924 0.592 +0.078 +15.18%
1923 0.514 −0.012 −2.28%
1922 0.526 +0.226 +75.33%
1921 0.3 −0.125 −29.41%
1920 0.425 −0.016 −3.63%
1919 0.441 +0.012 +2.8%
1918 0.429 +0.109 +34.06%
1917 0.32 −0.332 −50.92%
1916 0.652 −0.116 −15.1%
1915 0.768 +0.049 +6.82%
1914 0.719 +0.079 +12.34%
1913 0.64 −0.061 −8.7%
1912 0.701 +0.06 +9.36%
1911 0.641 −0.01 −1.54%
1910 0.651 −0.018 −2.69%
1909 0.669 −0.006 −0.89%
1908 0.675 +0.095 +16.38%
1907 0.58 +0.059 +11.32%
1906 0.521 −0.02 −3.7%
1905 0.541 −0.01 −1.81%
1904 0.551 −0.012 −2.13%
1903 0.563 −0.008 −1.4%
1902 0.571 +0.043 +8.14%
1901 0.528 −0.045 −7.85%
1900 0.573 +0.007 +1.24%
1899 0.566 +0.089 +18.66%
1898 0.477 −0.014 −2.85%
1897 0.491 +0.014 +2.94%
1896 0.477 −0.004 −0.83%
1895 0.481 +0 +0%
1894 0.481 +0.053 +12.38%
1893 0.428 −0.015 −3.39%
1892 0.443 +0.009 +2.07%
1891 0.434 +0.058 +15.43%
1890 0.376 −0.027 −6.7%
1889 0.403 +0.037 +10.11%
1888 0.366 +0.034 +10.24%
1887 0.332 −0.02 −5.68%
1886 0.352 −0.015 −4.09%
1885 0.367 +0.046 +14.33%
1884 0.321 +0.013 +4.22%
1883 0.308 +0.017 +5.84%
1882 0.291 +0.015 +5.43%
1881 0.276 +0.016 +6.15%
1880 0.26 +0.013 +5.26%
1879 0.247 −0.001 −0.4%
1878 0.248 −0.021 −7.81%
1877 0.269 +0.069 +34.5%
1876 0.2 −0.036 −15.25%
1875 0.236 +0.041 +21.03%
1874 0.195 +0.041 +26.62%
1873 0.154 −0.006 −3.75%
1872 0.16 +0.006 +3.9%
1871 0.154 −0.013 −7.78%
1870 0.167 +0.013 +8.44%
1869 0.154 −0.032 −17.2%
1868 0.186 +0.005 +2.76%
1867 0.181 +0.027 +17.53%
1866 0.154 +0.019 +14.07%
1865 0.135 −0.01 −6.9%
1864 0.145 +0.033 +29.46%
1863 0.112 −0.001 −0.88%
1862 0.113 −0.028 −19.86%
1861 0.141 +0.03 +27.03%
1860 0.111 −0.003 −2.63%
1859 0.114 +0.021 +22.58%
1858 0.093 −0.02 −17.7%
1857 0.113 +0.004 +3.67%
1856 0.109 +0.018 +19.78%
1855 0.091 +0.004 +4.6%
1854 0.087 +0.023 +35.94%
1853 0.064 +0.001 +1.59%
1852 0.063 −0.001 −1.56%
1851 0.064 +0.002 +3.23%
1850 0.062 +0.013 +26.53%
1849 0.049 −0.014 −22.22%
1848 0.063 +0.018 +40%
1847 0.045 −0.001 −2.17%
1846 0.046 +0 +0%
1845 0.046 +0.014 +43.75%
1844 0.032 +0 +0%
1843 0.032 −0.004 −11.11%
1842 0.036 +0.007 +24.14%
1841 0.029 +0.007 +31.82%
1840 0.022 +0 +0%
1839 0.022 −0.006 −21.43%
1838 0.028 +0.014 +100%
1837 0.014 +0.004 +40%
1836 0.01 +0.002 +25%
1835 0.008 +0.008 —
1834 0 +0 —
1833 0 +0 —
1832 0 −0.002 −100%
1831 0.002 −0.003 −60%
1830 0.005 — —
1820 0 — —

Northern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SE Sweden 0.074 NO Norway 0.085 DK Denmark 0.097 IE Ireland 0.119 GB United Kingdom 0.119 LV Latvia 0.129 LT Lithuania 0.152 FI Finland 0.161 IS Iceland 0.225 EE Estonia 0.299
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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