Cumulative co2 flaring in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Cumulative co2 flaring was 1,631 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1,631
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
120th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1,631
in 2024
All-time low
26
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Cumulative co2 flaring in Luxembourg, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 1,631 for cumulative co2 flaring in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co2 flaring in Luxembourg peaked at 1,631 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26, in 1990.
That places Luxembourg 120th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative co2 flaring in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26 | — |
| 1991 | 53 | +103.8% |
| 1992 | 81 | +52.8% |
| 1993 | 110 | +35.8% |
| 1994 | 139 | +26.4% |
| 1995 | 172 | +23.7% |
| 1996 | 208 | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 245 | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 283 | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 322 | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 362 | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 406 | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 469 | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 533 | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 604 | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 674 | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 748 | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 817 | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 883 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 950 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 1,022 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 1,084 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1,148 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1,202 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1,253 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1,299 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1,341 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1,383 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,424 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1,465 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1,502 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,542 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1,573 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1,602 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1,631 | +1.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 1,631 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.74 million, 0% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 1,631 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.26 million, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative co2 flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +103.8% | 26 | 53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 163.9 | 26 | 322 | 10 |
| 2000s | 644.6 | 362 | 950 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,262 | 1,022 | 1,465 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,570 | 1,502 | 1,631 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 117 Ethiopia 10,668 compare
- 118 Tanzania 9,039 compare
- 119 Suriname 4,164 compare
- 121 Andorra 0
- 121 Anguilla 0
- 121 Antarctica 0
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 121 Aruba 0
- 121 Bahamas 0
- 121 Benin 0
- 121 Bermuda 0
- 121 Bhutan 0
- 121 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0
- 121 Botswana 0
- 121 British Virgin Islands 0
- 121 Burkina Faso 0
- 121 Burundi 0
- 121 Cape Verde 0
- 121 Central African Republic 0
- 121 Christmas Island 0
- 121 Comoros 0
- 121 Cook Islands 0
- 121 Costa Rica 0
- 121 Curacao 0
- 121 Cyprus 0
- 121 Djibouti 0
- 121 Dominica 0
- 121 Dominican Republic 0
- 121 El Salvador 0
- 121 Eritrea 0
- 121 Eswatini 0
- 121 Faroe Islands 0
- 121 Fiji 0
- 121 French Polynesia 0
- 121 Gambia 0
- 121 Greenland 0
- 121 Grenada 0
- 121 Guinea 0
- 121 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 121 Haiti 0
- 121 Honduras 0
- 121 Hong Kong 0
- 121 Jamaica 0
- 121 Kenya 0
- 121 Kiribati 0
- 121 Laos 0
- 121 Lebanon 0
- 121 Lesotho 0
- 121 Liberia 0
- 121 Liechtenstein 0
- 121 Macao 0
- 121 Madagascar 0
- 121 Malawi 0
- 121 Maldives 0
- 121 Mali 0
- 121 Malta 0
- 121 Marshall Islands 0
- 121 Mauritius 0
- 121 Micronesia (country) 0
- 121 Montserrat 0
- 121 Morocco 0
- 121 Namibia 0
- 121 Nauru 0
- 121 Nepal 0
- 121 New Caledonia 0
- 121 Nicaragua 0
- 121 Niue 0
- 121 North Korea 0
- 121 Palau 0
- 121 Palestine 0
- 121 Panama 0
- 121 Paraguay 0
- 121 Saint Helena 0
- 121 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 121 Saint Lucia 0
- 121 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 121 Samoa 0
- 121 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 121 Seychelles 0
- 121 Sierra Leone 0
- 121 Singapore 0
- 121 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
- 121 Solomon Islands 0
- 121 Somalia 0
- 121 South Sudan 0
- 121 Sri Lanka 0
- 121 Taiwan 0
- 121 Togo 0
- 121 Tonga 0
- 121 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 121 Tuvalu 0
- 121 Uganda 0
- 121 Uruguay 0
- 121 Vanuatu 0
- 121 Wallis and Futuna 0
- 121 Zambia 0
- 121 Zimbabwe 0
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 cumulative co2 flaring in Luxembourg?
- Cumulative co2 flaring in Luxembourg was 1,631 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co2 flaring recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 1,631 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co2 flaring recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 1990.
- How does Luxembourg rank for cumulative co2 flaring?
- Luxembourg ranks 120th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co2 flaring rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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 Cumulative co2 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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