Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 11.02 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Luxembourg, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Luxembourg is 11.02 tonnes per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Luxembourg peaked at 32.11 tonnes per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.02 tonnes per person, in 2023.
That places Luxembourg 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.94 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 32.11 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 31.1 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 31.06 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 28.62 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 22.38 tonnes per person | -21.8% |
| 1996 | 22.2 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 20.4 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 18.05 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 18.01 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 19.7 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 18.92 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 19.07 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 25.54 tonnes per person | +33.9% |
| 2004 | 28.34 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 30.6 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 29.29 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 22.43 tonnes per person | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 30.45 tonnes per person | +35.8% |
| 2009 | 17.13 tonnes per person | -43.7% |
| 2010 | 19.43 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 20.52 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 19.44 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 18.06 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 17.32 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 16.44 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 15.28 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 14.93 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 14.36 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 13.65 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 11.51 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 12.48 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 12.23 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 11.02 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 11.02 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.42 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 11.02 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.96 tonnes per person, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -43.7% | 30.45 tonnes per person | 17.13 tonnes per person |
| 2008 | +35.8% | 22.43 tonnes per person | 30.45 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.49 tonnes per person | 18.01 tonnes per person | 32.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.15 tonnes per person | 17.13 tonnes per person | 30.6 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.94 tonnes per person | 13.65 tonnes per person | 20.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.81 tonnes per person | 11.02 tonnes per person | 12.48 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Luxembourg?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Luxembourg was 11.02 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 32.11 tonnes per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.02 tonnes per person in 2023.
- How does Luxembourg rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Luxembourg ranks 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.