Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Luxembourg or Micronesia (country)?

Luxembourg, at 1,631 tonnes against 0 tonnes in Micronesia (country) as of 2024.

What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Luxembourg and Micronesia (country)?

1,631 tonnes, with Luxembourg ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Micronesia (country)?

31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Luxembourg vs Micronesia (country): Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring

Luxembourg

1,631 tonnes

in 2024

Micronesia (country)

0 tonnes

in 2024

Luxembourg rank

120th

Micronesia (country) rank

121st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

Luxembourg
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 1,631 tonnes against 0 tonnes in Micronesia (country), a difference of 1,631 tonnes.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 120th and Micronesia (country) ranks 121st of 215 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
1990s	228.17 tonnes	228.17 tonnes	Luxembourg
2000s	644.6 tonnes	644.6 tonnes	Luxembourg
2010s	1,262 tonnes	1,262 tonnes	Luxembourg
2020s	1,570 tonnes	1,570 tonnes	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Luxembourg or Micronesia (country)?: Luxembourg, at 1,631 tonnes against 0 tonnes in Micronesia (country) as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Luxembourg and Micronesia (country)?: 1,631 tonnes, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Micronesia (country)?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Micronesia (country) rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?: Luxembourg ranks 120th and Micronesia (country) ranks 121st 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 from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 12,483 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.