Luxembourg vs United Kingdom: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Luxembourg
1,146 tonnes per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
1,151 tonnes per person
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
9th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Luxembourg
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 1,151 tonnes per person against 1,146 tonnes per person in Luxembourg, a difference of 5 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 464.88 tonnes per person | 874.69 tonnes per person | 409.81 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 782.55 tonnes per person | 956.06 tonnes per person | 173.51 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1,036 tonnes per person | 1,053 tonnes per person | 16.74 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 1,192 tonnes per person | 1,128 tonnes per person | 64.56 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 1,260 tonnes per person | 1,178 tonnes per person | 82.14 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 1,234 tonnes per person | 1,177 tonnes per person | 56.55 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 1,166 tonnes per person | 1,167 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Luxembourg or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 1,151 tonnes per person against 1,146 tonnes per person in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Luxembourg and United Kingdom?
- 5 tonnes per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Kingdom?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and United Kingdom rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Luxembourg ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.