Denmark vs Lithuania: Nitrous oxide emissions
Denmark
4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lithuania
4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Denmark rank
86th
Lithuania rank
85th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Denmark
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Denmark, a difference of 302,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lithuania ahead.
Denmark ranks 86th and Lithuania ranks 85th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 10 and Lithuania in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 541,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 557,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 580,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 594,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 706,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 744,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 897,117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 974,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1900s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 188,173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 292,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1940s | 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1950s | 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1960s | 7.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1970s | 8.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1980s | 7.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1990s | 6.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2000s | 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 220,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 617,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Denmark or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Denmark and Lithuania?
- 302,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lithuania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Lithuania rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Denmark ranks 86th and Lithuania ranks 85th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.