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
100200300400500600199020072025

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

Indicator
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Unit
grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 5,691 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.