What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from wildfires between Luxembourg and Western Sahara?

297.44 tonnes, with Luxembourg ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Western Sahara?

24 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2026.

Where does this data come from?

Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Luxembourg vs Western Sahara: Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires

Luxembourg

297.44 tonnes

in 2026

Western Sahara

0 tonnes

in 2026

Luxembourg rank

185th

Western Sahara rank

187th

Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires over time

Luxembourg
Western Sahara

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 297.44 tonnes against 0 tonnes in Western Sahara, a difference of 297.44 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 185th and Western Sahara ranks 187th of 248 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2,115 tonnes	2,069 tonnes	45.36 tonnes	Luxembourg
2010s	4,703 tonnes	554.43 tonnes	4,148 tonnes	Luxembourg
2020s	4,124 tonnes	1,957 tonnes	2,167 tonnes	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from wildfires, Luxembourg or Western Sahara?: Luxembourg, at 297.44 tonnes against 0 tonnes in Western Sahara as of 2026.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from wildfires between Luxembourg and Western Sahara?: 297.44 tonnes, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Western Sahara?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2026.
How do Luxembourg and Western Sahara rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from wildfires?: Luxembourg ranks 185th and Western Sahara ranks 187th of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Luxembourg vs Western Sahara: Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires. Statizoid, drawing on Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/annual-carbon-dioxide-emissions/luxembourg/western-sahara/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/annual-carbon-dioxide-emissions/luxembourg/western-sahara/">Luxembourg vs Western Sahara: Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 5,952 data points, 2003–2026
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Carbon dioxide released by wildfires in tonnes. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 18 September 2026.