Luxembourg vs Spain: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Luxembourg
0.2242 tonnes per person
in 2024
Spain
0.2358 tonnes per person
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
75th
Spain rank
73rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Luxembourg
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.2358 tonnes per person against 0.2242 tonnes per person in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0116 tonnes per person.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 75th and Spain ranks 73rd of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.78 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 28.74 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 29.36 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 28.32 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 22.14 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 21.06 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 13.85 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | 12.12 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 9.09 tonnes per person | 2 tonnes per person | 7.1 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.8644 tonnes per person | 1.8 tonnes per person | 0.932 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.5161 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.5209 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.3209 tonnes per person | 0.3003 tonnes per person | 0.0206 tonnes per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Luxembourg or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.2358 tonnes per person against 0.2242 tonnes per person in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Luxembourg and Spain?
- 0.0116 tonnes per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Spain?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Spain rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Luxembourg ranks 75th and Spain ranks 73rd 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 from coal. 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.