Per capita methane emissions in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 4.0%
Rank
127th
of 199 regions
All-time high
1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1974
All-time low
0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Luxembourg, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Luxembourg is 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Luxembourg peaked at 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
That places Luxembourg 127th out of 199 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 124 Zimbabwe 0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 125 Morocco 0.7966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 126 Malaysia 0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 128 Mozambique 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 129 Albania 0.7787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 130 Madagascar 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions in Luxembourg?
- Per capita methane emissions in Luxembourg was 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Luxembourg rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Luxembourg ranks 127th out of 199 regions with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.