Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Consumption-based carbon intensity
Luxembourg
0.2212 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Switzerland
0.2247 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Luxembourg rank
66th
Switzerland rank
64th
Consumption-based carbon intensity over time
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.2247 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2212 kilograms per international-$ in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0035 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 66th and Switzerland ranks 64th of 119 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6265 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3574 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2691 kilograms per international-$ | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.4511 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2937 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1574 kilograms per international-$ | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.3104 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2922 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0182 kilograms per international-$ | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.2201 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2179 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0022 kilograms per international-$ | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based carbon intensity, Luxembourg or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.2247 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2212 kilograms per international-$ in Luxembourg as of 2022.
- What is the difference in consumption-based carbon intensity between Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 0.0035 kilograms per international-$, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Luxembourg ranks 66th and Switzerland ranks 64th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).