Latvia vs Lithuania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Latvia
152.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Lithuania
187.17 million tonnes
in 2024
Latvia rank
68th
Lithuania rank
67th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 187.17 million tonnes against 152.57 million tonnes in Latvia, a difference of 34.60 million tonnes.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

Across all 173 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 68th and Lithuania ranks 67th of 179 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Lithuania Difference Ahead
1830s 311.75 tonnes 487 tonnes 175.25 tonnes Lithuania
1850s 5,446 tonnes 8,496 tonnes 3,050 tonnes Lithuania
1860s 49,194 tonnes 74,536 tonnes 25,342 tonnes Lithuania
1870s 280,450 tonnes 413,727 tonnes 133,277 tonnes Lithuania
1880s 690,232 tonnes 959,529 tonnes 269,297 tonnes Lithuania
1890s 1.15 million tonnes 1.53 million tonnes 379,598 tonnes Lithuania
1900s 2.14 million tonnes 2.75 million tonnes 609,757 tonnes Lithuania
1910s 4.11 million tonnes 5.23 million tonnes 1.12 million tonnes Lithuania
1920s 5.31 million tonnes 6.73 million tonnes 1.42 million tonnes Lithuania
1930s 8.66 million tonnes 10.90 million tonnes 2.25 million tonnes Lithuania
1940s 16.91 million tonnes 21.32 million tonnes 4.41 million tonnes Lithuania
1950s 34.39 million tonnes 43.36 million tonnes 8.97 million tonnes Lithuania
1960s 60.03 million tonnes 74.20 million tonnes 14.17 million tonnes Lithuania
1970s 86.38 million tonnes 104.44 million tonnes 18.06 million tonnes Lithuania
1980s 114.96 million tonnes 136.55 million tonnes 21.59 million tonnes Lithuania
1990s 140.49 million tonnes 164.29 million tonnes 23.80 million tonnes Lithuania
2000s 147.71 million tonnes 171.84 million tonnes 24.13 million tonnes Lithuania
2010s 151.30 million tonnes 180.46 million tonnes 29.16 million tonnes Lithuania
2020s 152.46 million tonnes 186.15 million tonnes 33.69 million tonnes Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Latvia or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 187.17 million tonnes against 152.57 million tonnes in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Latvia and Lithuania?
34.60 million tonnes, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
Latvia ranks 68th and Lithuania ranks 67th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.