Luxembourg vs South Africa: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual

Luxembourg
2.56 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Africa
2.59 % change on previous year
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
66th
South Africa rank
63rd

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual over time

  • Luxembourg
  • South Africa
-20-10010197119972024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.59 % change on previous year against 2.56 % change on previous year in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Africa ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 63rd of 203 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 -2.64 % change on previous year 2.61 % change on previous year 5.25 % change on previous year South Africa
1980s -1.82 % change on previous year 2.69 % change on previous year 4.52 % change on previous year South Africa
1990s -2.91 % change on previous year 1.33 % change on previous year 4.24 % change on previous year South Africa
2000s 2.51 % change on previous year 2.57 % change on previous year 0.0575 % change on previous year South Africa
2010s -0.7735 % change on previous year 0.5713 % change on previous year 1.34 % change on previous year South Africa
2020s -5.11 % change on previous year -1.15 % change on previous year 3.96 % change on previous year South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual, Luxembourg or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.59 % change on previous year against 2.56 % change on previous year in Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual between Luxembourg and South Africa?
0.03 % 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 total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual?
Luxembourg ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 63rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions 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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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,498 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.