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
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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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.