Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 11.02 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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
In 2023, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Luxembourg stood at 11.02 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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.
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Luxembourg?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 32.11 tonnes per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.02 tonnes per person in 2023.
- How does Luxembourg rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Luxembourg ranks 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.