Lithuania vs Romania: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Lithuania
0.152 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Romania
0.145 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Lithuania rank
115th
Romania rank
118th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Lithuania
  • Romania
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.152 kilograms per international-$ against 0.145 kilograms per international-$ in Romania, a difference of 0.007 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Romania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 115th and Romania ranks 118th of 164 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Romania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7289 kilograms per international-$ 1.25 kilograms per international-$ 0.5247 kilograms per international-$ Romania
1980s 0.7573 kilograms per international-$ 1.36 kilograms per international-$ 0.6071 kilograms per international-$ Romania
1990s 0.5474 kilograms per international-$ 0.9806 kilograms per international-$ 0.4332 kilograms per international-$ Romania
2000s 0.2713 kilograms per international-$ 0.4374 kilograms per international-$ 0.1661 kilograms per international-$ Romania
2010s 0.2027 kilograms per international-$ 0.2109 kilograms per international-$ 0.0082 kilograms per international-$ Romania
2020s 0.1631 kilograms per international-$ 0.1505 kilograms per international-$ 0.0127 kilograms per international-$ Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Lithuania or Romania?
Lithuania, at 0.152 kilograms per international-$ against 0.145 kilograms per international-$ in Romania as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Lithuania and Romania?
0.007 kilograms per international-$, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Romania?
44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
How do Lithuania and Romania rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Lithuania ranks 115th and Romania ranks 118th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).