Brazil vs Luxembourg: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Brazil
0.2404 tonnes per person
in 2024
Luxembourg
0.2242 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
72nd
Luxembourg rank
75th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Brazil
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.2404 tonnes per person against 0.2242 tonnes per person in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0162 tonnes per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Brazil ranks 72nd and Luxembourg ranks 75th of 179 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0897 tonnes per person | 29.78 tonnes per person | 29.69 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 0.0816 tonnes per person | 29.36 tonnes per person | 29.28 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 0.1107 tonnes per person | 22.14 tonnes per person | 22.03 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 0.2242 tonnes per person | 13.85 tonnes per person | 13.63 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.2729 tonnes per person | 9.09 tonnes per person | 8.82 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.2783 tonnes per person | 0.8644 tonnes per person | 0.5862 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.3202 tonnes per person | 0.5161 tonnes per person | 0.1959 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.2719 tonnes per person | 0.3209 tonnes per person | 0.049 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Brazil or Luxembourg?
- Brazil, at 0.2404 tonnes per person against 0.2242 tonnes per person in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Brazil and Luxembourg?
- 0.0162 tonnes per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Luxembourg?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Luxembourg rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Brazil ranks 72nd and Luxembourg ranks 75th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.