Ireland vs Lithuania: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Ireland
1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lithuania
1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
10th
Lithuania rank
7th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Ireland
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 10th and Lithuania ranks 7th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Ireland or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Ireland and Lithuania?
- 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lithuania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Lithuania rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 10th 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.