Luxembourg vs Zimbabwe: Per capita methane emissions
Luxembourg
0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
127th
Zimbabwe rank
124th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Luxembourg
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 127th and Zimbabwe ranks 124th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 14 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.8488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Luxembourg or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Luxembourg and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Zimbabwe rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Luxembourg ranks 127th and Zimbabwe ranks 124th of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.