Algeria vs Lithuania: CO₂ emissions per capita
Algeria
4.23 tonnes per person
in 2024
Lithuania
4.39 tonnes per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
81st
Lithuania rank
79th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Algeria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 4.39 tonnes per person against 4.23 tonnes per person in Algeria, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Lithuania ahead.
Algeria ranks 81st and Lithuania ranks 79th of 213 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.3034 tonnes per person | 0.3014 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.2895 tonnes per person | 0.283 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 0.0143 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 0.0695 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 0.4522 tonnes per person | 4.01 tonnes per person | 3.56 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 0.5834 tonnes per person | 6.43 tonnes per person | 5.84 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 2.2 tonnes per person | 9.26 tonnes per person | 7.06 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 3.05 tonnes per person | 10.42 tonnes per person | 7.37 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 3.13 tonnes per person | 5.55 tonnes per person | 2.41 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 3 tonnes per person | 4.03 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 3.8 tonnes per person | 4.6 tonnes per person | 0.8036 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 4.16 tonnes per person | 4.62 tonnes per person | 0.4572 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Algeria or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 4.39 tonnes per person against 4.23 tonnes per person in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Algeria and Lithuania?
- 0.16 tonnes per person, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Lithuania?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Lithuania rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Algeria ranks 81st and Lithuania ranks 79th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.