Luxembourg vs Yemen: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Luxembourg
138,499 tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
204,781 tonnes
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
106th
Yemen rank
103rd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Luxembourg
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 204,781 tonnes against 138,499 tonnes in Luxembourg, a difference of 66,282 tonnes.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.5 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 106th and Yemen ranks 103rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 13 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 464,910 tonnes | -538,659 tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 282,725 tonnes | -612,394 tonnes | 895,119 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 207,818 tonnes | -541,012 tonnes | 748,830 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 191,777 tonnes | -531,353 tonnes | 723,131 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 159,981 tonnes | -600,962 tonnes | 760,943 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 138,602 tonnes | -710,622 tonnes | 849,224 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 21,167 tonnes | -418,473 tonnes | 439,640 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | -46,265 tonnes | -350,549 tonnes | 304,284 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | -72,606 tonnes | -423,657 tonnes | 351,051 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | -216,898 tonnes | -636,840 tonnes | 419,942 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | -354,576 tonnes | -185,615 tonnes | 168,961 tonnes | Yemen |
| 1960s | -304,321 tonnes | -634,151 tonnes | 329,830 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | -229,601 tonnes | 59,606 tonnes | 289,207 tonnes | Yemen |
| 1980s | -300,638 tonnes | 670,838 tonnes | 971,476 tonnes | Yemen |
| 1990s | 237,585 tonnes | 2.53 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2000s | 155,907 tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2010s | 155,712 tonnes | -319,878 tonnes | 475,590 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 148,150 tonnes | 27,986 tonnes | 120,164 tonnes | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Luxembourg or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 204,781 tonnes against 138,499 tonnes in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Luxembourg and Yemen?
- 66,282 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Yemen rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Luxembourg ranks 106th and Yemen ranks 103rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.