Luxembourg vs Yemen: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Luxembourg
783.03 million tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
708.03 million tonnes
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
91st
Yemen rank
94th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Yemen
0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M194519842024

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 783.03 million tonnes against 708.03 million tonnes in Yemen, a difference of 75.00 million tonnes.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

Across all 75 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 91st and Yemen ranks 94th of 215 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 50.04 million tonnes 6.56 million tonnes 43.48 million tonnes Luxembourg
1960s 159.69 million tonnes 37.35 million tonnes 122.34 million tonnes Luxembourg
1970s 286.79 million tonnes 73.10 million tonnes 213.69 million tonnes Luxembourg
1980s 393.76 million tonnes 119.12 million tonnes 274.64 million tonnes Luxembourg
1990s 496.45 million tonnes 213.15 million tonnes 283.30 million tonnes Luxembourg
2000s 594.80 million tonnes 372.20 million tonnes 222.60 million tonnes Luxembourg
2010s 702.09 million tonnes 591.47 million tonnes 110.62 million tonnes Luxembourg
2020s 768.70 million tonnes 687.56 million tonnes 81.14 million tonnes Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Luxembourg or Yemen?
Luxembourg, at 783.03 million tonnes against 708.03 million tonnes in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Luxembourg and Yemen?
75.00 million tonnes, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Yemen?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Yemen rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Luxembourg ranks 91st and Yemen ranks 94th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
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
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.