Luxembourg vs Zimbabwe: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Luxembourg
21.07 million tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
21.71 million tonnes
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
105th
Zimbabwe rank
104th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Luxembourg
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 21.71 million tonnes against 21.07 million tonnes in Luxembourg, a difference of 644,500 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 105th and Zimbabwe ranks 104th of 211 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 | 103,215 tonnes | 9,448 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 606,603 tonnes | 724,281 tonnes | 117,678 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 1.57 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 596,219 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 2.95 million tonnes | 4.32 million tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 5.27 million tonnes | 6.98 million tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 9.57 million tonnes | 10.45 million tonnes | 875,820 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 13.98 million tonnes | 13.78 million tonnes | 201,400 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 17.81 million tonnes | 17.25 million tonnes | 557,160 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 20.51 million tonnes | 20.90 million tonnes | 393,740 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Luxembourg or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 21.71 million tonnes against 21.07 million tonnes in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Luxembourg and Zimbabwe?
- 644,500 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 from cement?
- Luxembourg ranks 105th and Zimbabwe ranks 104th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.