Luxembourg vs Sao Tome and Principe: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Luxembourg
5.65 million tonnes
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
4.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
160th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
161st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Luxembourg
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 5.65 million tonnes against 4.28 million tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.38 million tonnes.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 160th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 14 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.55 million tonnes | 541,496 tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 6.41 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 4.83 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 8.61 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | 5.90 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 10.64 million tonnes | 3.79 million tonnes | 6.84 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 12.39 million tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes | 7.44 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 13.86 million tonnes | 6.04 million tonnes | 7.82 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 14.69 million tonnes | 7.12 million tonnes | 7.57 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 14.43 million tonnes | 8.11 million tonnes | 6.32 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 13.84 million tonnes | 8.93 million tonnes | 4.90 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 12.46 million tonnes | 9.04 million tonnes | 3.42 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 9.41 million tonnes | 8.13 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 6.02 million tonnes | 6.06 million tonnes | 42,744 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 3.52 million tonnes | 4.16 million tonnes | 639,497 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 598,551 tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 636,671 tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 845,399 tonnes | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.68 million tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | 538,698 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 4.20 million tonnes | 2.88 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 5.38 million tonnes | 4.05 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Luxembourg or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Luxembourg, at 5.65 million tonnes against 4.28 million tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Luxembourg and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.38 million tonnes, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Luxembourg ranks 160th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.