Lithuania vs Spain: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
Lithuania
4.39 tonnes per person
in 2024
Spain
4.6 tonnes per person
in 2024
Lithuania rank
79th
Spain rank
76th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables over time
- Lithuania
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.6 tonnes per person against 4.39 tonnes per person in Lithuania, a difference of 0.21 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Spain ahead.
Lithuania ranks 79th and Spain ranks 76th of 213 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1850s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0621 tonnes per person | 0.0593 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1860s | 0.0116 tonnes per person | 0.1468 tonnes per person | 0.1352 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.0438 tonnes per person | 0.2053 tonnes per person | 0.1615 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.0965 tonnes per person | 0.3341 tonnes per person | 0.2376 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.1886 tonnes per person | 0.4845 tonnes per person | 0.2959 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.3165 tonnes per person | 0.6885 tonnes per person | 0.372 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.3692 tonnes per person | 0.7913 tonnes per person | 0.4222 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.2895 tonnes per person | 0.8241 tonnes per person | 0.5346 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1930s | 1.26 tonnes per person | 0.704 tonnes per person | 0.553 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.718 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 4.01 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 2.56 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 6.43 tonnes per person | 2.22 tonnes per person | 4.2 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 9.26 tonnes per person | 4.74 tonnes per person | 4.51 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 10.42 tonnes per person | 5.29 tonnes per person | 5.13 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 5.55 tonnes per person | 6.41 tonnes per person | 0.8599 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.03 tonnes per person | 7.71 tonnes per person | 3.67 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.6 tonnes per person | 5.69 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.62 tonnes per person | 4.65 tonnes per person | 0.0245 tonnes per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, Lithuania or Spain?
- Spain, at 4.6 tonnes per person against 4.39 tonnes per person in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables between Lithuania and Spain?
- 0.21 tonnes per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Spain?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Spain rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Lithuania ranks 79th and Spain ranks 76th 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. share of electricity generation from renewables. 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.