Lithuania vs Sweden: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Lithuania
4.15 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden
4.34 tonnes per person
in 2024
Lithuania rank
82nd
Sweden rank
79th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Lithuania
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.34 tonnes per person against 4.15 tonnes per person in Lithuania, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 79th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 16.93 tonnes per person | 7.71 tonnes per person | 9.23 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 14.15 tonnes per person | 7.87 tonnes per person | 6.28 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 12.18 tonnes per person | 8.12 tonnes per person | 4.06 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 10.75 tonnes per person | 7.57 tonnes per person | 3.18 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 9.44 tonnes per person | 7.78 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 8.35 tonnes per person | 8.47 tonnes per person | 0.1221 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 6.03 tonnes per person | 8 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 4.97 tonnes per person | 7.26 tonnes per person | 2.29 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1930s | 7.41 tonnes per person | 7.54 tonnes per person | 0.1319 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | 4.71 tonnes per person | 5.85 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 3.02 tonnes per person | 5.77 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2.26 tonnes per person | 4.43 tonnes per person | 2.17 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 7.11 tonnes per person | 7.89 tonnes per person | 0.7777 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 9.48 tonnes per person | 5.7 tonnes per person | 3.78 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 5.92 tonnes per person | 5.81 tonnes per person | 0.1051 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.668 tonnes per person | 6.16 tonnes per person | 5.49 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.93 tonnes per person | 5.12 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.1 tonnes per person | 4.38 tonnes per person | 0.2756 tonnes per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Lithuania or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.34 tonnes per person against 4.15 tonnes per person in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Lithuania and Sweden?
- 0.19 tonnes per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sweden?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Sweden rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Lithuania ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 79th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.