Belgium vs Luxembourg: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Belgium
2,802 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Luxembourg
2,734 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Belgium rank
19th
Luxembourg rank
20th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2,802 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,734 tonnes per square kilometre in Luxembourg, a difference of 68 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 19th and Luxembourg ranks 20th of 204 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,071 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,165 tonnes per square kilometre | 93.65 tonnes per square kilometre | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 3,368 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,893 tonnes per square kilometre | 525.74 tonnes per square kilometre | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 2,920 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,924 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.31 tonnes per square kilometre | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Belgium or Luxembourg?
- Belgium, at 2,802 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,734 tonnes per square kilometre in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 68 tonnes per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 19th and Luxembourg ranks 20th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.