Bhutan vs Luxembourg: Greenhouse gas emissions
Bhutan
7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Luxembourg
7.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bhutan rank
155th
Luxembourg rank
154th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Bhutan
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 7.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bhutan, a difference of 553,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 155th and Luxembourg ranks 154th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 12 and Luxembourg in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 641,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 445,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 534,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 843,374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 476,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 481,077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 477,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 477,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 404,381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 368,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 4.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 388,585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 6.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 407,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 9.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 450,641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 10.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 12.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 973,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 13.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 13.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 11.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 296,796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 324,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Bhutan or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 7.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Bhutan and Luxembourg?
- 553,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Luxembourg?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Luxembourg rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Bhutan ranks 155th 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.