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