Luxembourg vs North America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Luxembourg
0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
20th
North America rank
17th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • Luxembourg
  • North America
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 9.3 times North America's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 20th and North America ranks 17th of 203 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg North America Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0042 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Luxembourg
2010s 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Luxembourg
2020s 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Luxembourg

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 North America?
Luxembourg, at 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Luxembourg and North America?
0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and North America?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and North America rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Luxembourg ranks 20th and North America ranks 17th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.