What is emissions of air pollutants in Luxembourg?

Emissions of air pollutants in Luxembourg was 24,887 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Luxembourg?

The highest recorded value was 60,766 tonnes in 2005.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Luxembourg?

The lowest recorded value was 25.45 tonnes in 1750.

How does Luxembourg rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Luxembourg ranks 154th out of 220 regions with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Luxembourg?

Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Luxembourg data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Luxembourg

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Luxembourg
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Luxembourg: Emissions of air pollutants was 24,887 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

24,887 tonnes

Change on year

up 16.6%

Rank

154th

of 220 regions

All-time high

60,766 tonnes

in 2005

All-time low

25.45 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Luxembourg, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 24,887 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.

The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Luxembourg peaked at 60,766 tonnes in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.45 tonnes, in 1750.

That places Luxembourg 154th out of 220 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	25.83 tonnes	25.45 tonnes	26.21 tonnes	10
1760s	26.69 tonnes	26.29 tonnes	27.07 tonnes	10
1770s	27.55 tonnes	27.15 tonnes	27.94 tonnes	10
1780s	28.43 tonnes	28.02 tonnes	28.82 tonnes	10
1790s	29.31 tonnes	28.91 tonnes	29.71 tonnes	10
1800s	30.27 tonnes	29.8 tonnes	30.73 tonnes	10
1810s	32.1 tonnes	30.83 tonnes	33.35 tonnes	10
1820s	35.01 tonnes	33.63 tonnes	36.36 tonnes	10
1830s	38.15 tonnes	36.66 tonnes	39.62 tonnes	10
1840s	48.72 tonnes	39.94 tonnes	56.2 tonnes	10
1850s	50.53 tonnes	49.13 tonnes	51.66 tonnes	10
1860s	64.77 tonnes	45.84 tonnes	96.84 tonnes	10
1870s	434.5 tonnes	348.18 tonnes	543.03 tonnes	10
1880s	381.12 tonnes	303.11 tonnes	453.98 tonnes	10
1890s	534.62 tonnes	435.21 tonnes	653.32 tonnes	10
1900s	769.41 tonnes	560.23 tonnes	948 tonnes	10
1910s	1,044 tonnes	432.48 tonnes	1,527 tonnes	10
1920s	1,253 tonnes	477.52 tonnes	1,775 tonnes	10
1930s	1,267 tonnes	1,012 tonnes	1,559 tonnes	10
1940s	1,067 tonnes	320.92 tonnes	1,651 tonnes	10
1950s	7,993 tonnes	5,644 tonnes	9,584 tonnes	10
1960s	25,159 tonnes	19,964 tonnes	31,169 tonnes	10
1970s	34,914 tonnes	30,760 tonnes	39,437 tonnes	10
1980s	33,179 tonnes	29,526 tonnes	38,686 tonnes	10
1990s	41,026 tonnes	36,021 tonnes	47,422 tonnes	10
2000s	50,211 tonnes	42,390 tonnes	60,766 tonnes	10
2010s	34,974 tonnes	25,258 tonnes	43,896 tonnes	10
2020s	22,316 tonnes	20,722 tonnes	24,887 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

151 Suriname 25,681 tonnes compare
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157 Equatorial Guinea 23,410 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Luxembourg

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.9 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4798 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0129 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0275 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.6384 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0061 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1071 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Luxembourg →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Luxembourg?: Emissions of air pollutants in Luxembourg was 24,887 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Luxembourg?: The highest recorded value was 60,766 tonnes in 2005.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Luxembourg?: The lowest recorded value was 25.45 tonnes in 1750.
How does Luxembourg rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Luxembourg ranks 154th out of 220 regions with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Luxembourg?: Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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