Lithuania vs Switzerland: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions

Lithuania
0.3%
in 2024
Switzerland
0.3%
in 2024
Lithuania rank
161st
Switzerland rank
159th

Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Lithuania
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 92 times across 166 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Switzerland ahead.

Lithuania ranks 161st and Switzerland ranks 159th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 11 and Switzerland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Switzerland Difference Ahead
1850s 6.1% 40.0% 33.9% Switzerland
1860s 31.1% 15.0% 16.2% Lithuania
1870s 13.6% 7.4% 6.2% Lithuania
1880s 7.3% 6.0% 1.3% Lithuania
1890s 10.9% 7.9% 3.0% Lithuania
1900s 4.3% 4.9% 0.6% Switzerland
1910s -7.0% -4.7% 2.3% Switzerland
1920s 13.7% 11.3% 2.4% Lithuania
1930s 13.9% 1.6% 12.2% Lithuania
1940s 7.0% 16.3% 9.4% Switzerland
1950s 8.6% 7.7% 0.9% Lithuania
1960s 5.0% 8.9% 3.9% Switzerland
1970s 4.3% 0.6% 3.6% Lithuania
1980s 0.6% -0.0% 0.6% Lithuania
1990s -8.1% 1.3% 9.5% Switzerland
2000s -0.2% -0.2% 0.0% Switzerland
2010s 0.7% -1.6% 2.2% Lithuania
2020s -1.6% -2.6% 1.0% Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Lithuania or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Lithuania as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Lithuania and Switzerland?
0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Switzerland?
166 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2024.
How do Lithuania and Switzerland rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
Lithuania ranks 161st and Switzerland ranks 159th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 22,456 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.