Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 10.67 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.67 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
21st
of 194 countries
All-time high
40.49 tonnes per person
in 1974
All-time low
-0.8236 tonnes per person
in 1949
Years of data
80
1945–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Luxembourg, 1945–2024
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
Luxembourg recorded 10.67 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Luxembourg peaked at 40.49 tonnes per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, -0.8236 tonnes per person, in 1949.
Luxembourg ranks 21st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | -0.6875 tonnes per person | — |
| 1946 | -0.7204 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1947 | -0.7567 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1948 | -0.8043 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1949 | -0.8236 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1950 | 23.97 tonnes per person | -3010.8% |
| 1951 | 29.12 tonnes per person | +21.5% |
| 1952 | 30.24 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1953 | 27.56 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1954 | 27.79 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 31.23 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1956 | 32.61 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1957 | 33.98 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1958 | 31.34 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1959 | 32.24 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 35.58 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1961 | 35.56 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 35.12 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 34.48 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 36.81 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 36.11 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 33.99 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 33.02 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 35.59 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 38.21 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 39.76 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 37.93 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 38.38 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 40.02 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 40.49 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 33.01 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 1976 | 32.82 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 30.06 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 32.37 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 32.32 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 29.3 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1981 | 25.03 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 23.44 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 22.14 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 23.8 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 24.4 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 23.98 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 23.1 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 23.74 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 25.54 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 30.42 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 33.1 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 31.68 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 32.94 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 29.19 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 22.61 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1996 | 22.6 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 20.71 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 18.43 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 19.91 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 20.46 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 21.21 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 22.67 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 23.46 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 25.98 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 26.16 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 25.67 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 23.99 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 23.08 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 21.57 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 22.31 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 21.69 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 20.72 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 19.33 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 17.96 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 16.62 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 15.83 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 15.78 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 15.94 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 15.98 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.09 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 13.34 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 11.35 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 10.5 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 10.67 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 10.67 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.19 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 10.67 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.58 tonnes per person, 2.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +3010.8% | -0.8236 tonnes per person | 23.97 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7585 tonnes per person | -0.8236 tonnes per person | -0.6875 tonnes per person | 5 |
| 1950s | 30.01 tonnes per person | 23.97 tonnes per person | 33.98 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 35.45 tonnes per person | 33.02 tonnes per person | 38.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.72 tonnes per person | 30.06 tonnes per person | 40.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.45 tonnes per person | 22.14 tonnes per person | 29.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.16 tonnes per person | 18.43 tonnes per person | 33.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.42 tonnes per person | 20.46 tonnes per person | 26.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.22 tonnes per person | 15.78 tonnes per person | 22.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.79 tonnes per person | 10.5 tonnes per person | 13.34 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 co₂ emissions including land-use change in Luxembourg?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Luxembourg was 10.67 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 40.49 tonnes per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8236 tonnes per person in 1949.
- How does Luxembourg rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Luxembourg ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. 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 CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.