Estonia vs Lithuania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region

Estonia
1.67 billion tonnes
in 2024
Lithuania
1.61 billion tonnes
in 2024
Estonia rank
75th
Lithuania rank
76th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time

  • Estonia
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1.67 billion tonnes against 1.61 billion tonnes in Lithuania, a difference of 58.36 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Lithuania ahead.

Estonia ranks 75th and Lithuania ranks 76th of 215 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Lithuania Difference Ahead
1830s 471.75 tonnes 487 tonnes 15.25 tonnes Lithuania
1850s 8,218 tonnes 8,496 tonnes 278.25 tonnes Lithuania
1860s 81,517 tonnes 84,290 tonnes 2,773 tonnes Lithuania
1870s 522,472 tonnes 540,249 tonnes 17,777 tonnes Lithuania
1880s 1.88 million tonnes 1.94 million tonnes 63,948 tonnes Lithuania
1890s 4.84 million tonnes 5.00 million tonnes 164,661 tonnes Lithuania
1900s 11.44 million tonnes 11.83 million tonnes 389,118 tonnes Lithuania
1910s 21.07 million tonnes 21.79 million tonnes 716,950 tonnes Lithuania
1920s 27.53 million tonnes 28.46 million tonnes 930,060 tonnes Lithuania
1930s 45.26 million tonnes 46.63 million tonnes 1.37 million tonnes Lithuania
1940s 82.54 million tonnes 84.88 million tonnes 2.34 million tonnes Lithuania
1950s 152.34 million tonnes 156.24 million tonnes 3.90 million tonnes Lithuania
1960s 299.20 million tonnes 306.34 million tonnes 7.15 million tonnes Lithuania
1970s 542.42 million tonnes 556.94 million tonnes 14.52 million tonnes Lithuania
1980s 883.02 million tonnes 907.46 million tonnes 24.44 million tonnes Lithuania
1990s 1.19 billion tonnes 1.20 billion tonnes 11.23 million tonnes Lithuania
2000s 1.37 billion tonnes 1.35 billion tonnes 19.58 million tonnes Estonia
2010s 1.54 billion tonnes 1.48 billion tonnes 59.43 million tonnes Estonia
2020s 1.65 billion tonnes 1.58 billion tonnes 65.05 million tonnes Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Estonia or Lithuania?
Estonia, at 1.67 billion tonnes against 1.61 billion tonnes in Lithuania as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Estonia and Lithuania?
58.36 million tonnes, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
Estonia ranks 75th and Lithuania ranks 76th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
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
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.