Lithuania vs Spain: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
Lithuania
4.39 tonnes per person
in 2024
Spain
4.6 tonnes per person
in 2024
Lithuania rank
76th
Spain rank
73rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use over time
- Lithuania
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.6 tonnes per person against 4.39 tonnes per person in Lithuania, a difference of 0.21 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Spain ahead.
Lithuania ranks 76th and Spain ranks 73rd of 208 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1850s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0621 tonnes per person | 0.0593 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1860s | 0.0116 tonnes per person | 0.1468 tonnes per person | 0.1352 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.0438 tonnes per person | 0.2053 tonnes per person | 0.1615 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.0965 tonnes per person | 0.3341 tonnes per person | 0.2376 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.1886 tonnes per person | 0.4845 tonnes per person | 0.2959 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.3165 tonnes per person | 0.6885 tonnes per person | 0.372 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.3692 tonnes per person | 0.7913 tonnes per person | 0.4222 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.2895 tonnes per person | 0.8241 tonnes per person | 0.5346 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1930s | 1.26 tonnes per person | 0.704 tonnes per person | 0.553 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.718 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 4.01 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 2.56 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 6.43 tonnes per person | 2.22 tonnes per person | 4.2 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 9.26 tonnes per person | 4.74 tonnes per person | 4.51 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 10.42 tonnes per person | 5.29 tonnes per person | 5.13 tonnes per person | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 5.55 tonnes per person | 6.41 tonnes per person | 0.8599 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.03 tonnes per person | 7.71 tonnes per person | 3.67 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.6 tonnes per person | 5.69 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.62 tonnes per person | 4.65 tonnes per person | 0.0245 tonnes per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use, Lithuania or Spain?
- Spain, at 4.6 tonnes per person against 4.39 tonnes per person in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use between Lithuania and Spain?
- 0.21 tonnes per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Spain?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Spain rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Lithuania ranks 76th and Spain ranks 73rd of 208 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 vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.