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Carbon intensity of the economy — Luxembourg

Carbon intensity of the economy in Luxembourg in 2022 — 0.201 kg/$. Ranked 88 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has fallen by 89.3%.

2022 0.201 kg/$ −14.83% vs 2021
World rank 88of 164
Period maximum 2.458 kg/$1951
Period minimum 0.201 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Luxembourg, 1950–2022012319501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 1.878 kg/$1952: 2.39 kg/$1954: 2.192 kg/$1956: 2.36 kg/$1958: 2.155 kg/$1960: 2.312 kg/$1962: 2.2 kg/$1964: 2.102 kg/$1966: 1.924 kg/$1968: 1.945 kg/$1970: 1.951 kg/$1972: 1.752 kg/$1974: 1.658 kg/$1976: 1.424 kg/$1978: 1.349 kg/$1980: 1.218 kg/$1982: 0.977 kg/$1984: 0.901 kg/$1986: 0.822 kg/$1988: 0.727 kg/$1990: 0.84 kg/$1992: 0.79 kg/$1994: 0.694 kg/$1996: 0.543 kg/$1998: 0.407 kg/$2000: 0.397 kg/$2002: 0.431 kg/$2004: 0.488 kg/$2006: 0.457 kg/$2008: 0.404 kg/$2010: 0.407 kg/$2012: 0.38 kg/$2014: 0.324 kg/$2016: 0.279 kg/$2018: 0.287 kg/$2020: 0.238 kg/$2022: 0.201 kg/$
Change over the period: −1.677 (−89.3%) Average annual rate: -3.06 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Luxembourg

Luxembourg 0.201 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Western Europe computed 0.144 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Luxembourg, by year Luxembourg All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.201 −0.035 −14.83%
2021 0.236 −0.002 −0.84%
2020 0.238 −0.048 −16.78%
2019 0.286 −0.001 −0.35%
2018 0.287 +0.006 +2.14%
2017 0.281 +0.002 +0.72%
2016 0.279 −0.022 −7.31%
2015 0.301 −0.023 −7.1%
2014 0.324 −0.026 −7.43%
2013 0.35 −0.03 −7.89%
2012 0.38 −0.014 −3.55%
2011 0.394 −0.013 −3.19%
2010 0.407 +0.004 +0.99%
2009 0.403 −0.001 −0.25%
2008 0.404 +0.002 +0.5%
2007 0.402 −0.055 −12.04%
2006 0.457 −0.029 −5.97%
2005 0.486 −0.002 −0.41%
2004 0.488 +0.042 +9.42%
2003 0.446 +0.015 +3.48%
2002 0.431 +0.02 +4.87%
2001 0.411 +0.014 +3.53%
2000 0.397 −0.002 −0.5%
1999 0.399 −0.008 −1.97%
1998 0.407 −0.073 −15.21%
1997 0.48 −0.063 −11.6%
1996 0.543 −0.002 −0.37%
1995 0.545 −0.149 −21.47%
1994 0.694 −0.075 −9.75%
1993 0.769 −0.021 −2.66%
1992 0.79 −0.026 −3.19%
1991 0.816 −0.024 −2.86%
1990 0.84 +0.124 +17.32%
1989 0.716 −0.011 −1.51%
1988 0.727 −0.05 −6.44%
1987 0.777 −0.045 −5.47%
1986 0.822 −0.076 −8.46%
1985 0.898 −0.003 −0.33%
1984 0.901 +0.012 +1.35%
1983 0.889 −0.088 −9.01%
1982 0.977 −0.056 −5.42%
1981 1.033 −0.185 −15.19%
1980 1.218 −0.131 −9.71%
1979 1.349 +0 +0%
1978 1.349 +0.054 +4.17%
1977 1.295 −0.129 −9.06%
1976 1.424 −0.036 −2.47%
1975 1.46 −0.198 −11.94%
1974 1.658 −0.041 −2.41%
1973 1.699 −0.053 −3.03%
1972 1.752 −0.073 −4%
1971 1.825 −0.126 −6.46%
1970 1.951 +0.046 +2.41%
1969 1.905 −0.04 −2.06%
1968 1.945 +0.068 +3.62%
1967 1.877 −0.047 −2.44%
1966 1.924 −0.121 −5.92%
1965 2.045 −0.057 −2.71%
1964 2.102 −0.005 −0.24%
1963 2.107 −0.093 −4.23%
1962 2.2 −0.038 −1.7%
1961 2.238 −0.074 −3.2%
1960 2.312 +0.139 +6.4%
1959 2.173 +0.018 +0.84%
1958 2.155 −0.196 −8.34%
1957 2.351 −0.009 −0.38%
1956 2.36 +0.01 +0.43%
1955 2.35 +0.158 +7.21%
1954 2.192 +0.022 +1.01%
1953 2.17 −0.22 −9.21%
1952 2.39 −0.068 −2.77%
1951 2.458 +0.58 +30.88%
1950 1.878 — —

Western Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CH Switzerland 0.059 FR France 0.111 NL Netherlands 0.145 AT Austria 0.154 DE Germany 0.171 BE Belgium 0.182 LU Luxembourg 0.201
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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