Greece vs Luxembourg: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Greece
2.6%
in 2024
Luxembourg
2.9%
in 2024
Greece rank
98th
Luxembourg rank
96th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Greece
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 2.9% against 2.6% in Greece, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 98th and Luxembourg ranks 96th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Luxembourg in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 212.6% | 23.5% | 189.2% | Greece |
| 1950s | 22.3% | 1,270.9% | 1,248.6% | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 12.3% | 2.5% | 9.8% | Greece |
| 1970s | 7.4% | -0.5% | 7.9% | Greece |
| 1980s | 3.8% | -1.8% | 5.6% | Greece |
| 1990s | 3.0% | -1.4% | 4.4% | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 2.9% | 2.2% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | -4.4% | -0.8% | 3.6% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | -3.8% | -5.9% | 2.1% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Greece or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 2.9% against 2.6% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Greece and Luxembourg?
- 0.3%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Luxembourg?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Luxembourg rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Greece ranks 98th and Luxembourg ranks 96th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.