Albania vs Luxembourg: Greenhouse gas emissions
Albania
6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Luxembourg
7.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Albania rank
156th
Luxembourg rank
154th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Albania
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 7.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Albania, a difference of 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.2 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 156th and Luxembourg ranks 154th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 11 and Luxembourg in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 641,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 975,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1860s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 534,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1870s | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 476,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1880s | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 481,077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1890s | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 477,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1900s | 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 477,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1910s | 2.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 404,381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1920s | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 368,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1930s | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 388,585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1940s | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 407,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1950s | 7.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 9.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 11.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 14.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Albania |
| 1990s | 7.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 8.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 917,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Albania or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 7.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Albania and Luxembourg?
- 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Luxembourg?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Luxembourg rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Albania ranks 156th and Luxembourg ranks 154th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.