Lithuania vs Peru: Per capita methane emissions
Lithuania
0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Peru
0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lithuania rank
112th
Peru rank
110th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Lithuania
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0101 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 112th and Peru ranks 110th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 17 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1910s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Lithuania or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Lithuania and Peru?
- 0.0101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Peru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Peru rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Lithuania ranks 112th and Peru ranks 110th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.