Lithuania vs Spain: Per capita methane emissions
Lithuania
0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Spain
0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lithuania rank
112th
Spain rank
109th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Lithuania
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 112th and Spain ranks 109th of 199 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0709 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 Spain?
- Spain, at 0.9308 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 Spain?
- 0.0152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Spain rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Lithuania ranks 112th and Spain ranks 109th 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.