Luxembourg vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Carbon intensity of GDP

Luxembourg
0.0822 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.079 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
146th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
148th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Luxembourg
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.10.20.30.4199020072024

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.0822 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.079 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0032 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 146th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 148th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2809 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2661 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0149 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Luxembourg
2000s 0.1857 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1929 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0072 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.1369 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1322 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0047 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Luxembourg
2020s 0.0879 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0897 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0018 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Luxembourg or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Luxembourg, at 0.0822 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.079 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0032 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Luxembourg ranks 146th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 148th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.