Hong Kong vs Lithuania: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Hong Kong
5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lithuania
5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
66th
Lithuania rank
65th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Hong Kong
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 66th and Lithuania ranks 65th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Lithuania in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1860s | 0.5296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 1870s | 0.4169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 0.3805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 0.3282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 0.2931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 0.2609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 0.2326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 0.2266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 0.2312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 6.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 6.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Hong Kong or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Hong Kong and Lithuania?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Lithuania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Lithuania rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Hong Kong ranks 66th 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.