Denmark vs Lithuania: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Denmark
7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lithuania
7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
60th
Lithuania rank
61st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Denmark
- Lithuania
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lithuania, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lithuania ahead.
Denmark ranks 60th and Lithuania ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 10 and Lithuania in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 6.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 8.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1920s | 8.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1930s | 8.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1950s | 10.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | 14.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 16.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 14.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 14.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 13.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 7.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Denmark or Lithuania?
- Denmark, at 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Denmark and Lithuania?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lithuania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Lithuania rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Denmark ranks 60th and Lithuania ranks 61st of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.