Luxembourg vs United States: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Luxembourg
1,157 tonnes per person
in 2024
United States
1,279 tonnes per person
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
6th
United States rank
3rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- Luxembourg
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1,279 tonnes per person against 1,157 tonnes per person in Luxembourg, a difference of 122 tonnes per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 485.08 tonnes per person | 694.6 tonnes per person | 209.52 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1970s | 808.32 tonnes per person | 813.43 tonnes per person | 5.11 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1980s | 1,069 tonnes per person | 933.29 tonnes per person | 135.3 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 1,222 tonnes per person | 1,026 tonnes per person | 196.63 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 1,282 tonnes per person | 1,119 tonnes per person | 162.73 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 1,249 tonnes per person | 1,206 tonnes per person | 43.01 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 1,177 tonnes per person | 1,269 tonnes per person | 92.07 tonnes per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Luxembourg or United States?
- United States, at 1,279 tonnes per person against 1,157 tonnes per person in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Luxembourg and United States?
- 122 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and United States rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Luxembourg ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.