Luxembourg vs Taiwan: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Luxembourg
10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Taiwan
12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
20th
Taiwan rank
18th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Luxembourg
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 20th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 10 and Taiwan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 0.2475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 0.2551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 0.2375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1890s | 0.2251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 0.2135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.2118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0.2095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.2099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.3228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 31.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 36.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 35.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 37.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 26.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 26.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 23.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 18.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 11.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Luxembourg or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Luxembourg and Taiwan?
- 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Taiwan rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Luxembourg ranks 20th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.