Denmark vs Lithuania: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Denmark
0.2%
in 2024
Lithuania
0.2%
in 2024
Denmark rank
86th
Lithuania rank
85th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Denmark
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lithuania ahead.
Denmark ranks 86th and Lithuania ranks 85th of 201 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 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Denmark or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Denmark and Lithuania?
- 0.0%, with Lithuania 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 share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Denmark ranks 86th and Lithuania ranks 85th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.