Luxembourg vs Zimbabwe: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Luxembourg
783.03 million tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
832.91 million tonnes
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
91st
Zimbabwe rank
88th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Luxembourg
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 832.91 million tonnes against 783.03 million tonnes in Luxembourg, a difference of 49.88 million tonnes.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 91st and Zimbabwe ranks 88th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 112,663 tonnes | 84.29 million tonnes | 84.18 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 50.04 million tonnes | 117.76 million tonnes | 67.72 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 159.69 million tonnes | 171.92 million tonnes | 12.22 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 286.79 million tonnes | 246.29 million tonnes | 40.50 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 393.76 million tonnes | 346.32 million tonnes | 47.44 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 496.45 million tonnes | 493.51 million tonnes | 2.94 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 594.80 million tonnes | 624.28 million tonnes | 29.48 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 702.09 million tonnes | 725.81 million tonnes | 23.72 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 768.70 million tonnes | 806.95 million tonnes | 38.25 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Luxembourg or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 832.91 million tonnes against 783.03 million tonnes in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Luxembourg and Zimbabwe?
- 49.88 million tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Zimbabwe?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Zimbabwe rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Luxembourg ranks 91st and Zimbabwe ranks 88th 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
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.