Lithuania vs United Kingdom: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Lithuania
4.39 tonnes per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
4.53 tonnes per person
in 2024
Lithuania rank
79th
United Kingdom rank
77th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Lithuania
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 4.53 tonnes per person against 4.39 tonnes per person in Lithuania, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Lithuania ranks 79th and United Kingdom ranks 77th of 213 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 2.62 tonnes per person | 2.62 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 4.77 tonnes per person | 4.77 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0.0116 tonnes per person | 6.52 tonnes per person | 6.5 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0.0438 tonnes per person | 7.95 tonnes per person | 7.9 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0.0965 tonnes per person | 8.92 tonnes per person | 8.82 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0.1886 tonnes per person | 9.4 tonnes per person | 9.21 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.3165 tonnes per person | 10.31 tonnes per person | 10 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.3692 tonnes per person | 10.53 tonnes per person | 10.16 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.2895 tonnes per person | 9.38 tonnes per person | 9.09 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 1.26 tonnes per person | 9.66 tonnes per person | 8.41 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 9.98 tonnes per person | 8.25 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 4.01 tonnes per person | 10.73 tonnes per person | 6.72 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 6.43 tonnes per person | 11.17 tonnes per person | 4.74 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 9.26 tonnes per person | 11.22 tonnes per person | 1.96 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 10.42 tonnes per person | 9.92 tonnes per person | 0.4994 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 5.55 tonnes per person | 10 tonnes per person | 4.45 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 4.03 tonnes per person | 9.24 tonnes per person | 5.2 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 4.6 tonnes per person | 6.68 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 4.62 tonnes per person | 4.69 tonnes per person | 0.0738 tonnes per person | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Lithuania or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 4.53 tonnes per person against 4.39 tonnes per person in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Lithuania and United Kingdom?
- 0.14 tonnes per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and United Kingdom?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and United Kingdom rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Lithuania ranks 79th and United Kingdom ranks 77th 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 vs. GDP 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.