Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2013 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Luxembourg, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Luxembourg stood at 0.2013 kilograms per international-$. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Luxembourg peaked at 2.46 kilograms per international-$ in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.2013 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Luxembourg ranks 77th of 164 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.25 kilograms per international-$ | 1.88 kilograms per international-$ | 2.46 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.07 kilograms per international-$ | 1.88 kilograms per international-$ | 2.31 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.58 kilograms per international-$ | 1.29 kilograms per international-$ | 1.95 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8957 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7158 kilograms per international-$ | 1.22 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6283 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3989 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8401 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4324 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3967 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4884 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3287 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2791 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4065 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2254 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2013 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2384 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 74 Cyprus 0.2064 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 75 Seychelles 0.206 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 76 Liberia 0.2041 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 78 Montenegro 0.1953 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 79 Palestine 0.1953 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 80 Armenia 0.1938 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Luxembourg
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 686,970 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Urban population 651,826 (2025)
- Urban population 94.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 10.46 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 783.03 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 10.46 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 10.46 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Luxembourg?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Luxembourg was 0.2013 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 kilograms per international-$ in 1951.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2013 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Luxembourg rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 77th out of 164 regions with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).