Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
154th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1964
All-time low
0.0%
in 1943
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Luxembourg, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Luxembourg is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Luxembourg peaked at 0.1% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1943.
Luxembourg ranks 154th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -10.8% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +1454.3% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +13.0% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -9.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -7.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +12.3% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -16.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 17% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 16% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1454.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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 in Luxembourg?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Luxembourg was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1964.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1943.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Luxembourg ranks 154th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.