Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Luxembourg

Greenhouse gas emissions in Luxembourg were 11.9 t CO2e per person in 2024.

Measure: Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Luxembourg, 2024 11.9 Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
Change from 2023 +1.0% 2023: 11.8 t CO2e per person
European Union, 2024 7.0 t CO2e per person Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 7.2 t CO2e per person Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 24th of 203 See the full ranking

Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Luxembourg over time

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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person), 2000 to 2024
Period LuxembourgEuropean Union
2024 11.9 t CO2e per person 7.0 t CO2e per person
2023 11.8 t CO2e per person 7.2 t CO2e per person
2022 12.5 t CO2e per person 7.8 t CO2e per person
2021 14.6 t CO2e per person 8.0 t CO2e per person
2020 14.2 t CO2e per person 7.6 t CO2e per person
2019 17.2 t CO2e per person 8.2 t CO2e per person
2018 17.3 t CO2e per person 8.6 t CO2e per person
2017 17.1 t CO2e per person 8.8 t CO2e per person
2016 17.2 t CO2e per person 8.8 t CO2e per person
2015 18.1 t CO2e per person 8.8 t CO2e per person
2014 19.4 t CO2e per person 8.6 t CO2e per person
2013 20.8 t CO2e per person 9.0 t CO2e per person
2012 22.3 t CO2e per person 9.2 t CO2e per person
2011 23.3 t CO2e per person 9.4 t CO2e per person
2010 24.1 t CO2e per person 9.6 t CO2e per person
2009 23.3 t CO2e per person 9.3 t CO2e per person
2008 24.9 t CO2e per person 10.0 t CO2e per person
2007 25.6 t CO2e per person 10.3 t CO2e per person
2006 27.3 t CO2e per person 10.4 t CO2e per person
2005 28.1 t CO2e per person 10.4 t CO2e per person
2004 28.0 t CO2e per person 10.6 t CO2e per person
2003 25.3 t CO2e per person 10.6 t CO2e per person
2002 24.7 t CO2e per person 10.4 t CO2e per person
2001 23.4 t CO2e per person 10.5 t CO2e per person
2000 22.4 t CO2e per person 10.4 t CO2e per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0% from 11.8 t CO2e per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 19.4 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −38.7%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Luxembourg has the 24th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 7.0 t CO2e per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Luxembourg
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database