Iceland vs Norway: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Iceland
0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Norway
0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
24th
Norway rank
27th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Norway, a difference of 0.1317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 24th and Norway ranks 27th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 17 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1860s | 0.5216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1870s | 0.6255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1880s | 0.8087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1890s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1900s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.9326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.9423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.9967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1940s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1950s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1960s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 0.8807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.1317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Iceland ranks 24th and Norway ranks 27th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.