China vs Lithuania: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
China
-0.225 tonnes per person
in 2024
Lithuania
-0.2398 tonnes per person
in 2024
China rank
162nd
Lithuania rank
163rd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- China
- Lithuania
How they compare
China currently reports -0.225 tonnes per person against -0.2398 tonnes per person in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0148 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lithuania ahead.
China ranks 162nd and Lithuania ranks 163rd of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, China averaged higher in 8 and Lithuania in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4285 tonnes per person | 17.07 tonnes per person | 16.64 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 0.2064 tonnes per person | 14.14 tonnes per person | 13.93 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 0.1013 tonnes per person | 12.13 tonnes per person | 12.03 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 0.2479 tonnes per person | 10.65 tonnes per person | 10.4 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 0.4288 tonnes per person | 9.26 tonnes per person | 8.83 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 0.6379 tonnes per person | 8.03 tonnes per person | 7.39 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 0.8121 tonnes per person | 5.66 tonnes per person | 4.85 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 0.7931 tonnes per person | 4.68 tonnes per person | 3.89 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 1.09 tonnes per person | 6.15 tonnes per person | 5.06 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 1.46 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 1.77 tonnes per person | -0.987 tonnes per person | 2.75 tonnes per person | China |
| 1960s | 1.45 tonnes per person | -4.17 tonnes per person | 5.61 tonnes per person | China |
| 1970s | 1.48 tonnes per person | -2.14 tonnes per person | 3.63 tonnes per person | China |
| 1980s | 0.8456 tonnes per person | -0.9319 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | China |
| 1990s | 0.7055 tonnes per person | 0.37 tonnes per person | 0.3355 tonnes per person | China |
| 2000s | 0.3145 tonnes per person | -3.37 tonnes per person | 3.68 tonnes per person | China |
| 2010s | -0.0606 tonnes per person | -0.6727 tonnes per person | 0.6121 tonnes per person | China |
| 2020s | -0.2081 tonnes per person | -0.5207 tonnes per person | 0.3126 tonnes per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, China or Lithuania?
- China, at -0.225 tonnes per person against -0.2398 tonnes per person in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between China and Lithuania?
- 0.0148 tonnes per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lithuania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do China and Lithuania rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- China ranks 162nd and Lithuania ranks 163rd of 194 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.