Iceland vs Norway: Per capita nitrous oxide
Iceland
0.8807
in 2024
Norway
0.749
in 2024
Iceland rank
24th
Norway rank
27th
Per capita nitrous oxide over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.8807 against 0.749 in Norway, a difference of 0.1317.
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 | 0.2086 | 0.3241 | Iceland |
| 1860s | 0.5216 | 0.2004 | 0.3212 | Iceland |
| 1870s | 0.6255 | 0.2197 | 0.4057 | Iceland |
| 1880s | 0.8087 | 0.2566 | 0.5521 | Iceland |
| 1890s | 1.04 | 0.3043 | 0.7348 | Iceland |
| 1900s | 1.09 | 0.3131 | 0.7744 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.9326 | 0.2744 | 0.6582 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.9423 | 0.2792 | 0.6631 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.9967 | 0.3572 | 0.6395 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 1.55 | 0.6867 | 0.8663 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 2.08 | 1.22 | 0.8583 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 1.98 | 1.93 | 0.0516 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.99 | 2.13 | 0.1365 | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.8 | 1.69 | 0.1095 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.39 | 1.13 | 0.2544 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.21 | 0.9928 | 0.2171 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 0.8025 | 0.2676 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.921 | 0.7665 | 0.1545 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 0.8807 against 0.749 in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.1317, 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?
- Iceland ranks 24th and Norway ranks 27th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.