Lithuania vs United Kingdom: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?

Lithuania
7.19 tonnes per person
in 2023
United Kingdom
7.09 tonnes per person
in 2023
Lithuania rank
39th
United Kingdom rank
41st

Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time

  • Lithuania
  • United Kingdom
051015199020062023

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 7.19 tonnes per person against 7.09 tonnes per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Lithuania ranks 39th and United Kingdom ranks 41st of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 8.46 tonnes per person 11.57 tonnes per person 3.11 tonnes per person United Kingdom
2000s 6.33 tonnes per person 12.25 tonnes per person 5.92 tonnes per person United Kingdom
2010s 7.39 tonnes per person 9.22 tonnes per person 1.83 tonnes per person United Kingdom
2020s 7.61 tonnes per person 7.27 tonnes per person 0.341 tonnes per person Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Lithuania or United Kingdom?
Lithuania, at 7.19 tonnes per person against 7.09 tonnes per person in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Lithuania and United Kingdom?
0.1 tonnes per person, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and United Kingdom?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Lithuania and United Kingdom rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
Lithuania ranks 39th and United Kingdom ranks 41st of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.