Australia vs Lithuania: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Australia
2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lithuania
1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Australia rank
4th
Lithuania rank
7th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Australia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lithuania, a difference of 0.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 4th and Lithuania ranks 7th of 196 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 4.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Australia or Lithuania?
- Australia, at 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Australia and Lithuania?
- 0.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lithuania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Lithuania rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Australia ranks 4th and Lithuania ranks 7th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.