Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Luxembourg, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 0.0% for share of global nitrous oxide emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Luxembourg peaked at 0.0% in 1900 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Luxembourg 159th out of 201 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
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% | 0.0% | 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% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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 share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Luxembourg?
- Share of global nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1900.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Luxembourg ranks 159th out of 201 regions with data for 2024.
- Is share of global nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.