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
Latest (2022)
0.2013 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
77th
of 164 countries
All-time high
2.46 kilograms per international-$
in 1951
All-time low
0.2013 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Years of data
73
1950–2022
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-$, in 2022.
Luxembourg ranks 77th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.88 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1951 | 2.46 kilograms per international-$ | +30.9% |
| 1952 | 2.39 kilograms per international-$ | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 2.17 kilograms per international-$ | -9.2% |
| 1954 | 2.19 kilograms per international-$ | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 2.35 kilograms per international-$ | +7.2% |
| 1956 | 2.36 kilograms per international-$ | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 2.35 kilograms per international-$ | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 2.16 kilograms per international-$ | -8.3% |
| 1959 | 2.17 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 2.31 kilograms per international-$ | +6.4% |
| 1961 | 2.24 kilograms per international-$ | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 2.2 kilograms per international-$ | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 2.11 kilograms per international-$ | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 2.1 kilograms per international-$ | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 2.04 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 1.92 kilograms per international-$ | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 1.88 kilograms per international-$ | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 1.95 kilograms per international-$ | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 1.9 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 1.95 kilograms per international-$ | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 1.83 kilograms per international-$ | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 1.75 kilograms per international-$ | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 1.7 kilograms per international-$ | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 1.66 kilograms per international-$ | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.46 kilograms per international-$ | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 1.42 kilograms per international-$ | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.29 kilograms per international-$ | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 1.35 kilograms per international-$ | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 1.35 kilograms per international-$ | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.22 kilograms per international-$ | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 1.03 kilograms per international-$ | -15.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9767 kilograms per international-$ | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8889 kilograms per international-$ | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9008 kilograms per international-$ | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8978 kilograms per international-$ | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8219 kilograms per international-$ | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7766 kilograms per international-$ | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7267 kilograms per international-$ | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7158 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8401 kilograms per international-$ | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8163 kilograms per international-$ | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7896 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7694 kilograms per international-$ | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6943 kilograms per international-$ | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ | -21.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5432 kilograms per international-$ | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4799 kilograms per international-$ | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4068 kilograms per international-$ | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3989 kilograms per international-$ | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3967 kilograms per international-$ | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4112 kilograms per international-$ | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4308 kilograms per international-$ | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4456 kilograms per international-$ | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4884 kilograms per international-$ | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4855 kilograms per international-$ | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4571 kilograms per international-$ | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4017 kilograms per international-$ | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4037 kilograms per international-$ | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4031 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4065 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.394 kilograms per international-$ | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3796 kilograms per international-$ | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3498 kilograms per international-$ | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3238 kilograms per international-$ | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3013 kilograms per international-$ | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2791 kilograms per international-$ | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2808 kilograms per international-$ | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2866 kilograms per international-$ | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2857 kilograms per international-$ | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2384 kilograms per international-$ | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2364 kilograms per international-$ | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2013 kilograms per international-$ | -14.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.2013 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825 kilograms per international-$, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.2013 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1899 kilograms per international-$, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +30.9% | 1.88 kilograms per international-$ | 2.46 kilograms per international-$ |
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
- 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 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 countries 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-$).