Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 8.03 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Luxembourg, 1950–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Luxembourg is 8.03 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Luxembourg peaked at 18.01 tonnes per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5806 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Luxembourg 15th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 0.5806 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.69 tonnes per person | 2.07 tonnes per person | 11.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.95 tonnes per person | 10.41 tonnes per person | 14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.55 tonnes per person | 7.3 tonnes per person | 10.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.99 tonnes per person | 10.14 tonnes per person | 13.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.77 tonnes per person | 13.9 tonnes per person | 18.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.97 tonnes per person | 11.44 tonnes per person | 15.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.64 tonnes per person | 7.88 tonnes per person | 9.66 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 12 New Caledonia 8.26 tonnes per person compare
- 13 Brunei 8.18 tonnes per person compare
- 14 Turks and Caicos Islands 8.14 tonnes per person compare
- 16 Bahamas 7.64 tonnes per person compare
- 17 Antigua and Barbuda 7.09 tonnes per person compare
- 18 Iceland 6.98 tonnes per person compare
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 per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Luxembourg?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Luxembourg was 8.03 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 from oil recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 18.01 tonnes per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5806 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Luxembourg rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Luxembourg ranks 15th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.