Luxembourg vs Tonga: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Luxembourg
5.65 million tonnes
in 2024
Tonga
3.71 million tonnes
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
160th
Tonga rank
162nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Luxembourg
- Tonga
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 5.65 million tonnes against 3.71 million tonnes in Tonga, a difference of 1.94 million tonnes.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.5 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 160th and Tonga ranks 162nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 15 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.55 million tonnes | 116,453 tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 6.41 million tonnes | 299,016 tonnes | 6.11 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 8.61 million tonnes | 425,955 tonnes | 8.18 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 10.64 million tonnes | 531,071 tonnes | 10.10 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 12.39 million tonnes | 626,658 tonnes | 11.76 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 13.86 million tonnes | 716,873 tonnes | 13.15 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 14.69 million tonnes | 789,057 tonnes | 13.90 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 14.43 million tonnes | 828,544 tonnes | 13.60 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 13.84 million tonnes | 851,294 tonnes | 12.99 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 12.46 million tonnes | 862,626 tonnes | 11.59 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 9.41 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 8.13 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 6.02 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | 3.67 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 3.52 million tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | 288,088 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 598,551 tonnes | 3.42 million tonnes | 2.82 million tonnes | Tonga |
| 1990s | 636,671 tonnes | 3.26 million tonnes | 2.62 million tonnes | Tonga |
| 2000s | 2.68 million tonnes | 2.96 million tonnes | 281,123 tonnes | Tonga |
| 2010s | 4.20 million tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | 847,270 tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 5.38 million tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | 1.70 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 Tonga?
- Luxembourg, at 5.65 million tonnes against 3.71 million tonnes in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Luxembourg and Tonga?
- 1.94 million tonnes, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Tonga rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Luxembourg ranks 160th and Tonga ranks 162nd 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.