Lithuania vs Turkey: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Lithuania
7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkey
7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lithuania rank
61st
Turkey rank
58th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Lithuania
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lithuania, a difference of 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 61st and Turkey ranks 58th of 199 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 13.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 11.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 10.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 9.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 7.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 8.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 7.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 9.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 12.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 14.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 9.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 8.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 8.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8733 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, Lithuania or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 7.77 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 Lithuania and Turkey?
- 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Turkey rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Lithuania ranks 61st and Turkey ranks 58th 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.