Japan vs Norway: How have things changed?
Japan
3.65 million metric tons
in 2024
Norway
4.00 million metric tons
in 2024
Japan rank
12th
Norway rank
9th
How have things changed? over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 4.00 million metric tons against 3.65 million metric tons in Japan, a difference of 346,100 metric tons.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 12th and Norway ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.92 million metric tons | 2.95 million metric tons | 4.97 million metric tons | Japan |
| 1970s | 10.49 million metric tons | 3.11 million metric tons | 7.37 million metric tons | Japan |
| 1980s | 12.13 million metric tons | 2.44 million metric tons | 9.69 million metric tons | Japan |
| 1990s | 8.35 million metric tons | 2.90 million metric tons | 5.45 million metric tons | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.87 million metric tons | 3.37 million metric tons | 2.49 million metric tons | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.64 million metric tons | 3.76 million metric tons | 882,721 metric tons | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.98 million metric tons | 4.17 million metric tons | 189,878 metric tons | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, Japan or Norway?
- Norway, at 4.00 million metric tons against 3.65 million metric tons in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between Japan and Norway?
- 346,100 metric tons, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for how have things changed??
- Japan ranks 12th and Norway ranks 9th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.