Iran vs Luxembourg: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Iran
11.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Luxembourg
11.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iran rank
31st
Luxembourg rank
29th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Iran
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 11.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 11.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iran, a difference of 0.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Iran ranks 31st and Luxembourg ranks 29th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Luxembourg in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1920s | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1930s | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1940s | 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1950s | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 6.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 38.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 9.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 38.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 6.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 8.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 9.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 10.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Iran or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 11.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 11.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Iran and Luxembourg?
- 0.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Luxembourg?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Luxembourg rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Iran ranks 31st and Luxembourg ranks 29th of 198 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.