Luxembourg vs United Kingdom: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Luxembourg
298,647 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
328,457 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
8th
United Kingdom rank
5th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • Luxembourg
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 328,457 tonnes per square kilometre against 298,647 tonnes per square kilometre in Luxembourg, a difference of 29,810 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 192 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 227,165 tonnes per square kilometre 293,994 tonnes per square kilometre 66,829 tonnes per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 269,431 tonnes per square kilometre 315,272 tonnes per square kilometre 45,841 tonnes per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 294,343 tonnes per square kilometre 326,512 tonnes per square kilometre 32,169 tonnes per square kilometre 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 square, Luxembourg or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 328,457 tonnes per square kilometre against 298,647 tonnes per square kilometre in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Luxembourg and United Kingdom?
29,810 tonnes per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Kingdom?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and United Kingdom rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Luxembourg ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.