Austria vs Luxembourg: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Austria
116.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Luxembourg
123.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Austria rank
186th
Luxembourg rank
184th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Austria
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 123.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 116.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Austria, a difference of 6.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Austria ranks 186th and Luxembourg ranks 184th of 213 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 218.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 441.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 223.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 235.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 302.1 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 66.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 177.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 253.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 75.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 123.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 140.57 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 16.98 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Austria or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 123.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 116.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Austria and Luxembourg?
- 6.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Luxembourg?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Luxembourg rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Austria ranks 186th and Luxembourg ranks 184th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.