Waste — Emissions per capita in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions per capita in Luxembourg, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions per capita in Luxembourg is 0.09 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Luxembourg peaked at 0.33 t CO2eq/cap in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.09 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
That places Luxembourg 176th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.278 t CO2eq/cap | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.184 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1025 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 176 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Cambodia 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Côte d'Ivoire 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Japan 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Papua New Guinea 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Uganda 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Luxembourg
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 487.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 93.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 394.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.3512 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 14.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 85.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 84.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0.3948 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.3196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.0141 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Luxembourg?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Luxembourg was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.33 t CO2eq/cap in 2000.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Luxembourg rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Luxembourg ranks 176th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.