Iceland vs Luxembourg: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Iceland
10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Luxembourg
10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
22nd
Luxembourg rank
20th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Iceland
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Iceland ranks 22nd and Luxembourg ranks 20th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Luxembourg in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 0.1824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 0.211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 0.2457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.2692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.2839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.3225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1940s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1950s | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 36.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 9.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 8.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 10.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 11.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 11.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 10.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Iceland or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Iceland and Luxembourg?
- 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Luxembourg?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Luxembourg rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Iceland ranks 22nd and Luxembourg ranks 20th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.