Equatorial Guinea vs Lithuania: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Equatorial Guinea
5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lithuania
5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
68th
Lithuania rank
65th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 68th and Lithuania ranks 65th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Lithuania in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1860s | 0.4435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 0.3959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 0.3521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 0.3316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 0.3462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 0.3712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 0.3621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 0.312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 0.3936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 0.3413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 0.5166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 0.608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 15.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Equatorial Guinea or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Equatorial Guinea and Lithuania?
- 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lithuania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Lithuania rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 68th and Lithuania ranks 65th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. 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 are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.