Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 18.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Luxembourg, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 18.6% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Luxembourg peaked at 20.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1991.
Luxembourg ranks 174th of 217 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.9% | 12.4% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.1% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.1% | 18.6% | 6 |
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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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Luxembourg?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Luxembourg was 18.6% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1991.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Luxembourg ranks 174th out of 217 regions with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.