Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Luxembourg, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 0.0% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Luxembourg peaked at 0.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
Luxembourg ranks 156th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 15% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 9% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More climate change data for Luxembourg
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 487.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 93.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 394.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3512 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 85.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 84.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.3948 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3196 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Luxembourg?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Luxembourg was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Luxembourg ranks 156th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.