Italy vs Luxembourg: Carbon intensity of energy
Italy
194.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Luxembourg
196.27 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Italy rank
128th
Luxembourg rank
126th
Carbon intensity of energy over time
- Italy
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 196.27 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 194.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Italy, a difference of 1.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Italy ranks 128th and Luxembourg ranks 126th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 224.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 290.07 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 65.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 224.36 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 285.14 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 60.78 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 229.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 289.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 60.01 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 237.71 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 279.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 41.6 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 231.4 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 229.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 1.46 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Italy |
| 2010s | 210.04 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 220.19 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10.15 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 200.73 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 196.24 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 4.49 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of energy, Italy or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 196.27 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 194.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of energy between Italy and Luxembourg?
- 1.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Luxembourg?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Luxembourg rank globally for carbon intensity of energy?
- Italy ranks 128th and Luxembourg ranks 126th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.