Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 6,300 kilograms per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Luxembourg, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 6,300 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Luxembourg peaked at 15,493 kilograms per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6,300 kilograms per person, in 2023.
Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,541 kilograms per person | 6,890 kilograms per person | 9,886 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,247 kilograms per person | 11,120 kilograms per person | 15,493 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,101 kilograms per person | 9,522 kilograms per person | 13,402 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,032 kilograms per person | 6,300 kilograms per person | 7,794 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 1 Palau 7,887 kilograms per person compare
- 3 United States 4,877 kilograms per person compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 4,298 kilograms per person compare
- 5 Cook Islands 4,212 kilograms 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 transport in Luxembourg?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Luxembourg was 6,300 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 15,493 kilograms per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,300 kilograms per person in 2023.
- How does Luxembourg rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.