Share of cumulative co2 in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of cumulative co2 was 0.0423 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0423
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
91st
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0586
in 1979
All-time low
0
in 1945
Years of data
80
1945–2024
Share of cumulative co2 in Luxembourg, 1945–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co2 in Luxembourg stood at 0.0423.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co2 in Luxembourg peaked at 0.0586 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1945.
That places Luxembourg 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Share of cumulative co2 in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | +137.5% |
| 1947 | 0 | +66.5% |
| 1948 | 0.0001 | +44.6% |
| 1949 | 0.0001 | +34.0% |
| 1950 | 0.0033 | +3372.3% |
| 1951 | 0.007 | +112.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0107 | +52.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0138 | +29.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0169 | +22.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0201 | +19.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0233 | +16.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0265 | +13.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0292 | +10.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0318 | +9.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0346 | +8.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0372 | +7.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0396 | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0418 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0441 | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0461 | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0477 | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0492 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0506 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0522 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0536 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0547 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0557 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0567 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0576 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0581 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0583 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0584 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0585 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0586 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0586 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0583 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.058 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0576 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0573 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.057 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0566 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0562 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0558 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0555 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0554 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0553 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0553 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0553 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0551 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0547 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0543 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0538 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0532 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0527 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0523 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0519 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0516 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0512 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.051 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0507 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0504 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0501 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0497 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0493 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0489 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0485 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0481 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0476 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0471 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0466 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0462 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0457 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0452 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0448 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0444 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0439 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0434 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0429 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0423 | -1.2% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.0423 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0936, 45% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.0423 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1545, 27% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative co2 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 | +3372.3% | 0.0001 | 0.0033 |
| 1946 | +137.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | +112.2% | 0.0033 | 0.007 |
| 1947 | +66.5% | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | +52.4% | 0.007 | 0.0107 |
| 1948 | +44.6% | 0 | 0.0001 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0001 | 0 | 0.0001 | 5 |
| 1950s | 0.0183 | 0.0033 | 0.0318 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0443 | 0.0346 | 0.0522 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.057 | 0.0536 | 0.0586 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0571 | 0.0555 | 0.0586 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0545 | 0.0527 | 0.0554 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0508 | 0.0493 | 0.0523 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0469 | 0.0448 | 0.0489 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0434 | 0.0423 | 0.0444 | 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 cumulative co2 in Luxembourg?
- Share of cumulative co2 in Luxembourg was 0.0423 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0586 in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1945.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of cumulative co2?
- Luxembourg ranks 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co2 rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative co2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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