Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 2.96 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Luxembourg, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Luxembourg is 2.96 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 166.5% on the previous year and up 160.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Luxembourg peaked at 13.64 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -20.88 % change on previous year, in 1975.
That places Luxembourg 80th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -7.1 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | -2.02 % change on previous year | -71.5% |
| 1973 | 8 % change on previous year | -495.1% |
| 1974 | -7.94 % change on previous year | -199.3% |
| 1975 | -20.88 % change on previous year | +163.0% |
| 1976 | 6.62 % change on previous year | -131.7% |
| 1977 | -4.89 % change on previous year | -173.9% |
| 1978 | 8.29 % change on previous year | -269.5% |
| 1979 | -5.29 % change on previous year | -163.8% |
| 1980 | -6.7 % change on previous year | +26.6% |
| 1981 | -14.55 % change on previous year | +117.2% |
| 1982 | -6.49 % change on previous year | -55.4% |
| 1983 | -7.08 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 10.27 % change on previous year | -245.1% |
| 1985 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -89.3% |
| 1986 | -2.37 % change on previous year | -316.5% |
| 1987 | -5.45 % change on previous year | +129.8% |
| 1988 | 4.51 % change on previous year | -182.6% |
| 1989 | 7.33 % change on previous year | +62.6% |
| 1990 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 1991 | 4.01 % change on previous year | +79.0% |
| 1992 | -2.3 % change on previous year | -157.3% |
| 1993 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -179.5% |
| 1994 | -7.45 % change on previous year | -507.4% |
| 1995 | -20.87 % change on previous year | +180.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7644 % change on previous year | -103.7% |
| 1997 | -6.55 % change on previous year | -957.1% |
| 1998 | -8.68 % change on previous year | +32.5% |
| 1999 | 4.61 % change on previous year | -153.1% |
| 2000 | 7.77 % change on previous year | +68.6% |
| 2001 | 6.06 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 2002 | 7.48 % change on previous year | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 4.21 % change on previous year | -43.7% |
| 2004 | 13.64 % change on previous year | +224.3% |
| 2005 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -85.6% |
| 2006 | -1.42 % change on previous year | -172.1% |
| 2007 | -5.03 % change on previous year | +254.0% |
| 2008 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 2009 | -5.38 % change on previous year | +372.2% |
| 2010 | 5.69 % change on previous year | -205.8% |
| 2011 | -1.1 % change on previous year | -119.3% |
| 2012 | -2 % change on previous year | +82.2% |
| 2013 | -5.01 % change on previous year | +150.0% |
| 2014 | -4.88 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2015 | -5.2 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2016 | -2.88 % change on previous year | -44.6% |
| 2017 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -156.5% |
| 2018 | 3.88 % change on previous year | +138.7% |
| 2019 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 2020 | -17.53 % change on previous year | -1238.9% |
| 2021 | 4.85 % change on previous year | -127.7% |
| 2022 | -13.3 % change on previous year | -374.3% |
| 2023 | -4.46 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 2024 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -166.5% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 2.96 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9981 % change on previous year, 3.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 2.96 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.4113 % change on previous year. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -1238.9% | 1.54 % change on previous year | -17.53 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -2.8 % change on previous year | -20.88 % change on previous year | 8.29 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -1.94 % change on previous year | -14.55 % change on previous year | 10.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.24 % change on previous year | -20.87 % change on previous year | 4.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 % change on previous year | -5.38 % change on previous year | 13.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8336 % change on previous year | -5.2 % change on previous year | 5.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.5 % change on previous year | -17.53 % change on previous year | 4.85 % change on previous year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Luxembourg?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Luxembourg was 2.96 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 13.64 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.88 % change on previous year in 1975.
- How does Luxembourg rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Luxembourg ranks 80th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.