Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Luxembourg, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Luxembourg stood at 0.1%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Luxembourg peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Luxembourg ranks 98th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +108.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +47.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +32.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +27.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +24.0% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +20.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +15.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +15.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +11.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +11.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +16.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +20.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +18.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +17.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +15.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +13.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 47% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 25% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +108.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +47.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | +32.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1954 | +27.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More climate change data for Luxembourg
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Luxembourg?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Luxembourg was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Luxembourg ranks 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.