Luxembourg vs Niger: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Luxembourg
7.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niger
6.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
141st
Niger rank
144th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Niger
05.0M10.0M15.0M185019372024

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 7.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niger, a difference of 501,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niger ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 141st and Niger ranks 144th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 8 and Niger in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Niger Difference Ahead
1850s 49,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 203,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 154,753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Niger
1860s 49,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 207,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 157,962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Niger
1870s 51,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 213,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 161,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Niger
1880s 49,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 222,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 172,870 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Niger
1890s 49,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 243,853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 193,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Niger
1900s 52,588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 276,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 223,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Niger
1910s 55,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 343,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 287,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Niger
1920s 59,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 416,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 357,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Niger
1930s 62,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 560,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 497,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Niger
1940s 96,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 684,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 588,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Niger
1950s 9.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 875,596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Luxembourg
1960s 12.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Luxembourg
1970s 13.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Luxembourg
1980s 9.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Luxembourg
1990s 10.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Luxembourg
2000s 11.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Luxembourg
2010s 10.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Luxembourg
2020s 7.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Luxembourg or Niger?
Luxembourg, at 7.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Luxembourg and Niger?
501,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Niger?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Niger rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Luxembourg ranks 141st and Niger ranks 144th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.