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
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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

Indicator
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 33,567 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.