Carbon tax trading coverage in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Carbon tax trading coverage was 94.55 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon tax trading coverage in Luxembourg, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon tax trading coverage in Luxembourg is 94.55, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 434.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon tax trading coverage in Luxembourg peaked at 95.25 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
Luxembourg ranks 1st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon tax trading coverage in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 23.71 | — |
| 2006 | 25.21 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 24.77 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 22.69 | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 23.68 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 23.46 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 21.84 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 22.09 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 19.09 | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 19.63 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 17.68 | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 16.38 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 16 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 14.97 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 14.93 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.16 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 95.25 | +489.4% |
| 2022 | 94.55 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 94.55 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.55 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 94.55 | +0.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 94.55 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8, 2.5× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 94.55 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.93, 2.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon tax trading coverage in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +489.4% | 16.16 | 95.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.01 | 0 | 25.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.61 | 14.93 | 23.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6 | 16.16 | 95.25 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More climate change data for Luxembourg
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 487.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 93.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 394.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3512 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 85.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 84.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.3948 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3196 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon tax trading coverage in Luxembourg?
- Carbon tax trading coverage in Luxembourg was 94.55 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 95.25 in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Luxembourg rank for carbon tax trading coverage?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon tax trading coverage rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 434.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon tax trading coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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