Iran vs Luxembourg: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Iran
10.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Luxembourg
10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iran rank
23rd
Luxembourg rank
20th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Iran
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iran, a difference of 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 23rd and Luxembourg ranks 20th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 10 and Luxembourg in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1860s | 0.295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1870s | 0.3063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1880s | 0.3354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1890s | 0.3448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1900s | 0.3191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1910s | 0.5253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1920s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1930s | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1940s | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1950s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 36.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 4.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 6.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 8.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 9.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 10.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 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, Iran or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Iran and Luxembourg?
- 0.29 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Iran ranks 23rd 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.