Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 10.46 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Luxembourg stood at 10.46 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Luxembourg peaked at 41.05 tonnes per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0854 tonnes per person, in 1945.
Luxembourg ranks 24th of 213 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1445 tonnes per person | 0.0854 tonnes per person | 0.1963 tonnes per person | 5 |
| 1950s | 31.17 tonnes per person | 25.04 tonnes per person | 35.17 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 36.38 tonnes per person | 33.86 tonnes per person | 38.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.37 tonnes per person | 30.59 tonnes per person | 41.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.26 tonnes per person | 22.9 tonnes per person | 30.46 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.57 tonnes per person | 18.05 tonnes per person | 32.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.09 tonnes per person | 19.95 tonnes per person | 25.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.94 tonnes per person | 15.51 tonnes per person | 22.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.56 tonnes per person | 10.29 tonnes per person | 13.13 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 21 South Korea 11.29 tonnes per person compare
- 22 Greenland 11.08 tonnes per person compare
- 23 Turkmenistan 10.81 tonnes per person compare
- 25 Anguilla 10.13 tonnes per person compare
- 26 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 9.79 tonnes per person compare
- 27 Iceland 9.67 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 relative to the global average in Luxembourg?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Luxembourg was 10.46 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 relative to the global average recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 41.05 tonnes per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0854 tonnes per person in 1945.
- How does Luxembourg rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Luxembourg ranks 24th out of 213 regions with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.