Italy vs Luxembourg: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Italy
0.1903 tonnes per person
in 2024
Luxembourg
0.2242 tonnes per person
in 2024
Italy rank
78th
Luxembourg rank
75th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Italy
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.2242 tonnes per person against 0.1903 tonnes per person in Italy, a difference of 0.0339 tonnes per person.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Italy ranks 78th and Luxembourg ranks 75th of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Luxembourg in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5763 tonnes per person | 29.78 tonnes per person | 29.2 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 0.6116 tonnes per person | 29.36 tonnes per person | 28.75 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 0.5872 tonnes per person | 22.14 tonnes per person | 21.56 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 0.9065 tonnes per person | 13.85 tonnes per person | 12.95 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 9.09 tonnes per person | 8.09 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 0.8644 tonnes per person | 0.2415 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.8555 tonnes per person | 0.5161 tonnes per person | 0.3394 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.3721 tonnes per person | 0.3209 tonnes per person | 0.0513 tonnes per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Italy or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 0.2242 tonnes per person against 0.1903 tonnes per person in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Italy and Luxembourg?
- 0.0339 tonnes per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Luxembourg?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Luxembourg rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Italy ranks 78th 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.