Canada vs Luxembourg: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Canada
13.23 tonnes per person
in 2023
Luxembourg
11.02 tonnes per person
in 2023
Canada rank
17th
Luxembourg rank
19th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Canada
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Canada currently reports 13.23 tonnes per person against 11.02 tonnes per person in Luxembourg, a difference of 2.21 tonnes per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and Luxembourg ranks 19th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.86 tonnes per person | 25.49 tonnes per person | 7.63 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 18.34 tonnes per person | 24.15 tonnes per person | 5.81 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 16.33 tonnes per person | 16.94 tonnes per person | 0.6127 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 13.42 tonnes per person | 11.81 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Canada or Luxembourg?
- Canada, at 13.23 tonnes per person against 11.02 tonnes per person in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Canada and Luxembourg?
- 2.21 tonnes per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Luxembourg?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Luxembourg rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Canada ranks 17th and Luxembourg ranks 19th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. 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 tonnes per person.