What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Luxembourg?

The highest recorded value was 57,516 tonnes in 1973.

What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Luxembourg?

The lowest recorded value was 132.47 tonnes in 1750.

How does Luxembourg rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

Luxembourg ranks 182nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Luxembourg?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Luxembourg

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 1,708 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

1,708 tonnes

Change on year

up 23.0%

World rank

182nd

of 220 countries

All-time high

57,516 tonnes

in 1973

All-time low

132.47 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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 1,708 tonnes for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in 2022.

That represents a change of up 23.0% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Luxembourg peaked at 57,516 tonnes in 1973 and was at its lowest, 132.47 tonnes, in 1750.

Luxembourg ranks 182nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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	134.27 tonnes	132.47 tonnes	136.02 tonnes	10
1760s	138.2 tonnes	136.39 tonnes	139.95 tonnes	10
1770s	142.13 tonnes	140.33 tonnes	143.89 tonnes	10
1780s	146.07 tonnes	144.26 tonnes	147.82 tonnes	10
1790s	149.99 tonnes	148.19 tonnes	151.73 tonnes	10
1800s	153.89 tonnes	152.1 tonnes	155.61 tonnes	10
1810s	161.71 tonnes	155.97 tonnes	167.32 tonnes	10
1820s	174.65 tonnes	168.53 tonnes	180.62 tonnes	10
1830s	188.42 tonnes	181.91 tonnes	194.77 tonnes	10
1840s	210.36 tonnes	196.13 tonnes	220.89 tonnes	10
1850s	209.66 tonnes	202.89 tonnes	218.82 tonnes	10
1860s	212.09 tonnes	197.85 tonnes	235.41 tonnes	10
1870s	426.35 tonnes	379.06 tonnes	496.12 tonnes	10
1880s	422.78 tonnes	357.97 tonnes	494.69 tonnes	10
1890s	571.96 tonnes	474.27 tonnes	697.17 tonnes	10
1900s	819.85 tonnes	625.08 tonnes	984.56 tonnes	10
1910s	1,061 tonnes	420.88 tonnes	1,559 tonnes	10
1920s	1,237 tonnes	463.65 tonnes	1,752 tonnes	10
1930s	1,224 tonnes	953.89 tonnes	1,516 tonnes	10
1940s	989.9 tonnes	228.01 tonnes	1,575 tonnes	10
1950s	11,115 tonnes	8,892 tonnes	12,656 tonnes	10
1960s	31,382 tonnes	12,229 tonnes	47,792 tonnes	10
1970s	48,323 tonnes	31,334 tonnes	57,516 tonnes	10
1980s	15,098 tonnes	10,470 tonnes	20,655 tonnes	10
1990s	11,445 tonnes	3,584 tonnes	17,234 tonnes	10
2000s	3,187 tonnes	2,157 tonnes	4,566 tonnes	10
2010s	1,726 tonnes	1,411 tonnes	2,113 tonnes	10
2020s	1,475 tonnes	1,327 tonnes	1,708 tonnes	3

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Ores and metals imports 5.8% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Luxembourg?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Luxembourg was 1,708 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 coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Luxembourg?: The highest recorded value was 57,516 tonnes in 1973.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Luxembourg?: The lowest recorded value was 132.47 tonnes in 1750.
How does Luxembourg rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Luxembourg ranks 182nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Luxembourg?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
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

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.