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Germany vs Luxembourg

31 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Germany; the dashed grey line is Luxembourg.

Country A · Germany
Country B · Luxembourg

Climate

CO2 emissions

Germany: 572.3 Mt CO2/year · 2024Luxembourg: 7.04 Mt CO2/year · 2024
05001k18001850190019502000Luxembourghigh 1979low 1794

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Germany: 6.77 t CO2/person/year · 2024Luxembourg: 10.5 t CO2/person/year · 2024
0204018001850190019502000Luxembourghigh 1979low 1803

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Germany: 0.68 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Luxembourg: 0.80 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-2019401960198020002020Luxembourghigh 2024

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

Germany: 56.1 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Luxembourg: 0.54 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
0501001501850190019502000Luxembourghigh 1969

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

Germany: 659.7 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Luxembourg: 7.94 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
05001k1850190019502000Luxembourghigh 1979

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

Germany: 32.2 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Luxembourg: 0.24 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
0501850190019502000Luxembourghigh 1979

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

Germany: 768.5 Mt CO2/year · 2023Luxembourg: 7.33 Mt CO2/year · 2023
05001k1990200020102020Luxembourghigh 1992

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Energy

Renewable energy share

Germany: 24.0 % of primary energy · 2024Luxembourg: 14.3 % of primary energy · 2024
01020197019801990200020102020Luxembourglow 1972

The slice of a country's energy that comes from renewables such as wind, solar and hydro. Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data

Fossil fuel share

Germany: 76.0 % of primary energy · 2024Luxembourg: 85.7 % of primary energy · 2024
050100197019801990200020102020Luxembourghigh 1969low 2020

The slice of a country's energy still coming from coal, oil and gas. The number the world is trying to shrink. Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data

Energy use per person

Germany: 37,793 kWh/person/year · 2024Luxembourg: 59,048 kWh/person/year · 2024
050k100k150k197019801990200020102020Luxembourghigh 1979low 2023

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Germany: 17.9 % of electricity · 2025Luxembourg: 30.5 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Germany: 27.2 % of electricity · 2025Luxembourg: 30.5 % of electricity · 2025
01020301990200020102020Luxembourghigh 2024

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Germany: 20.6 % of electricity · 2025Luxembourg: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025
02040601990200020102020Luxembourghigh 1986

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Electric car sales

Germany: 30.0 % of new cars · 2025Luxembourg: 35.0 % of new cars · 2025
01020302010201520202025Luxembourghigh 2022

The share of newly sold cars that are electric. Norway crossed 90% in the early 2020s; most of the world is following. International Energy Agency via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Germany: 3.78 % of electricity · 2025Luxembourg: 4.54 % of electricity · 2025
0501990200020102020Luxembourghigh 1991

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Germany: 16.5 % of electricity · 2025Luxembourg: 3.90 % of electricity · 2025
0501001990200020102020Luxembourghigh 2020

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

Germany: 89,432 ha/year · 2024Luxembourg: 584.5 ha/year · 2024
0100k200k2005201020152020Luxembourghigh 2021low 2003

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

Germany: 32.9 % of land · 2025Luxembourg: 34.5 % of land · 2025
01020301990200020102020Luxembourg

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Germany: 197.1 deaths/year · 2021Luxembourg: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021
010020020002005201020152020Luxembourglow 2020

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Germany: 0.97 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Luxembourg: 0.98 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.51200020102020Luxembourglow 2022

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Germany: 39.3 % of land area · 2024Luxembourg: 38.7 % of land area · 2024
0204060201420162018202020222024Luxembourg

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

Germany: 70.7 kg/person/year · 2023Luxembourg: 83.0 kg/person/year · 2023
050100198020002020Luxembourghigh 1987

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Germany: 70.0 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Luxembourg: 57.8 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
050100150198020002020Luxembourghigh 1988

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Urban population

Germany: 82.1 % living in cities · 2025Luxembourg: 94.9 % living in cities · 2025
0501001960198020002020Luxembourg

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

Germany: 35.4 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022Luxembourg: 3.96 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
020406020002005201020152020Luxembourglow 2016

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

Germany: 1,286 m³/person/year · 2022Luxembourg: 1,531 m³/person/year · 2022
01k2k3k198020002020Luxembourglow 2021

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Safely managed drinking water

Germany: 99.9 % of population · 2024Luxembourg: 99.7 % of population · 2024
05010020002005201020152020Luxembourg

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Germany: 734.1 mm/year · 2025Luxembourg: 836.7 mm/year · 2025
05001k19401960198020002020Luxembourghigh 1981low 1959

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Germany: -16.3 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Luxembourg: -5.60 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
-2002019401960198020002020Luxembourghigh 1981low 1959

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

Germany: 96.8 % of population · 2024Luxembourg: 96.3 % of population · 2024
05010020002005201020152020Luxembourg

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Germany: 9.10 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Luxembourg: 8.40 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
05101520002005201020152020Luxembourglow 2023

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data