Total greenhouse gas emissions in Luxembourg

Luxembourg emitted 8.1 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Luxembourg, 2024 8.1 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +2.6% 2023: 7.9 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,164.7 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 148th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Luxembourg over time

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

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period LuxembourgEuropean Union
2024 8.1 Mt CO2e 3,164.7 Mt CO2e
2023 7.9 Mt CO2e 3,222.5 Mt CO2e
2022 8.2 Mt CO2e 3,483.1 Mt CO2e
2021 9.3 Mt CO2e 3,572.4 Mt CO2e
2020 8.9 Mt CO2e 3,395.6 Mt CO2e
2019 10.7 Mt CO2e 3,683.8 Mt CO2e
2018 10.5 Mt CO2e 3,834.9 Mt CO2e
2017 10.2 Mt CO2e 3,915.2 Mt CO2e
2016 10.0 Mt CO2e 3,894.4 Mt CO2e
2015 10.3 Mt CO2e 3,885.9 Mt CO2e
2014 10.8 Mt CO2e 3,831.0 Mt CO2e
2013 11.3 Mt CO2e 3,974.0 Mt CO2e
2012 11.8 Mt CO2e 4,063.5 Mt CO2e
2011 12.1 Mt CO2e 4,127.3 Mt CO2e
2010 12.2 Mt CO2e 4,235.1 Mt CO2e
2009 11.6 Mt CO2e 4,118.8 Mt CO2e
2008 12.2 Mt CO2e 4,409.4 Mt CO2e
2007 12.3 Mt CO2e 4,518.7 Mt CO2e
2006 12.9 Mt CO2e 4,550.1 Mt CO2e
2005 13.1 Mt CO2e 4,552.2 Mt CO2e
2004 12.8 Mt CO2e 4,585.2 Mt CO2e
2003 11.4 Mt CO2e 4,578.9 Mt CO2e
2002 11.0 Mt CO2e 4,484.6 Mt CO2e
2001 10.3 Mt CO2e 4,500.9 Mt CO2e
2000 9.8 Mt CO2e 4,468.7 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.6% from 7.9 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 10.8 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −25.4%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Luxembourg has the 148th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,164.7 Mt CO2e.

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.MT.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