Luxembourg vs South Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Luxembourg
2.96 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Africa
3.02 % change on previous year
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
80th
South Africa rank
77th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- Luxembourg
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 3.02 % change on previous year against 2.96 % change on previous year in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.06 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Africa ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 77th of 201 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -2.8 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | 5.27 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1980s | -1.94 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | 4.79 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1990s | -3.24 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 4.52 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.82 % change on previous year | 3.05 % change on previous year | 0.2316 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.8336 % change on previous year | 0.4826 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2020s | -5.5 % change on previous year | -1.57 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Luxembourg or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 3.02 % change on previous year against 2.96 % change on previous year in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Luxembourg and South Africa?
- 0.06 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and South Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and South Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Luxembourg ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 77th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.