Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Lithuania
Lithuania: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 11.86 million tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.86 million tonnes
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
121st
of 194 countries
All-time high
37.64 million tonnes
in 1985
All-time low
-7.32 million tonnes
in 2000
Years of data
169
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Lithuania, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Lithuania stood at 11.86 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Lithuania peaked at 37.64 million tonnes in 1985 and was at its lowest, -7.32 million tonnes, in 2000.
Lithuania ranks 121st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 169 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 21.57 million tonnes | — |
| 1855 | 22.06 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1858 | 22.43 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1859 | 22.73 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1860 | 21.76 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1861 | 21.40 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1862 | 21.20 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1863 | 21.28 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 21.18 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1865 | 20.82 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1866 | 21.07 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1867 | 20.97 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1868 | 20.94 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 20.94 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 21.07 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1871 | 21.05 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1872 | 21.16 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 20.90 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1874 | 21.08 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1875 | 21.11 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 21.04 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 21.01 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 21.31 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1879 | 21.29 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 21.41 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 21.34 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1882 | 21.35 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 21.59 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1884 | 21.55 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 21.49 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 21.67 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1887 | 21.81 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1888 | 21.66 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1889 | 21.89 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1890 | 21.72 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1891 | 21.68 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 21.81 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 21.77 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 21.97 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 22.00 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 21.91 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 22.08 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 22.21 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1899 | 22.52 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1900 | 22.43 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1901 | 22.52 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1902 | 22.28 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1903 | 22.25 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 22.28 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1905 | 22.43 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1906 | 22.47 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1907 | 22.48 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 22.69 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 22.91 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1910 | 18.85 million tonnes | -17.7% |
| 1911 | 17.76 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1912 | 17.09 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1913 | 16.46 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1914 | 16.07 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1915 | 15.39 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1916 | 14.70 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1917 | 14.40 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1918 | 13.37 million tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1919 | 12.68 million tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1920 | 12.58 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1921 | 12.23 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1922 | 12.00 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1923 | 11.64 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1924 | 11.48 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1925 | 11.21 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1926 | 11.20 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 11.11 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1928 | 11.04 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1929 | 11.06 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 13.90 million tonnes | +25.7% |
| 1931 | 15.32 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1932 | 16.20 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1933 | 16.86 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1934 | 18.01 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1935 | 18.55 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1936 | 19.79 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1937 | 20.07 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1938 | 20.78 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1939 | 21.00 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 17.99 million tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1941 | 15.78 million tonnes | -12.3% |
| 1942 | 12.45 million tonnes | -21.1% |
| 1943 | 11.29 million tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1944 | 11.32 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1945 | 10.31 million tonnes | -8.9% |
| 1946 | 9.89 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1947 | 9.82 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1948 | 9.26 million tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1949 | 9.34 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 8.88 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1951 | 8.99 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 8.81 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 8.58 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1954 | 8.46 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 9.11 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1956 | 9.09 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 8.63 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1958 | 6.82 million tonnes | -21.0% |
| 1959 | -493,674 tonnes | -107.2% |
| 1960 | 496,466 tonnes | -200.6% |
| 1961 | 2.05 million tonnes | +312.9% |
| 1962 | 2.74 million tonnes | +33.6% |
| 1963 | 4.43 million tonnes | +61.8% |
| 1964 | 6.17 million tonnes | +39.2% |
| 1965 | 7.16 million tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1966 | 8.88 million tonnes | +24.0% |
| 1967 | 10.54 million tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1968 | 12.06 million tonnes | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 13.36 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 15.01 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 17.32 million tonnes | +15.3% |
| 1972 | 19.16 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 21.44 million tonnes | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 22.58 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 24.95 million tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 26.66 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 27.78 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 29.19 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 30.14 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 31.99 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 31.98 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 32.99 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 33.53 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 34.40 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 37.64 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 33.34 million tonnes | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 33.39 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 33.71 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 34.13 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 33.23 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 36.06 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 19.50 million tonnes | -45.9% |
| 1993 | 10.45 million tonnes | -46.4% |
| 1994 | 28.60 million tonnes | +173.7% |
| 1995 | 16.96 million tonnes | -40.7% |
| 1996 | 16.13 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 15.48 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 20.32 million tonnes | +31.2% |
| 1999 | 18.57 million tonnes | -8.6% |
| 2000 | -7.32 million tonnes | -139.4% |
| 2001 | -3.52 million tonnes | -51.9% |
| 2002 | -7.25 million tonnes | +106.1% |
| 2003 | -1.82 million tonnes | -74.9% |
| 2004 | 12.71 million tonnes | -799.5% |
| 2005 | 4.83 million tonnes | -62.0% |
| 2006 | 2.31 million tonnes | -52.3% |
| 2007 | 4.12 million tonnes | +78.5% |
| 2008 | 7.31 million tonnes | +77.7% |
| 2009 | 9.29 million tonnes | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 9.71 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 11.10 million tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 12.75 million tonnes | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 14.11 million tonnes | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 12.15 million tonnes | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 9.74 million tonnes | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 9.14 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 10.65 million tonnes | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 13.33 million tonnes | +25.2% |
| 2019 | 11.86 million tonnes | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 11.66 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 11.51 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 11.42 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 11.44 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 11.86 million tonnes | +3.6% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 11.86 million tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.71 million tonnes, 32% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 11.86 million tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.46 million tonnes, 37% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +799.5% | -1.82 million tonnes | 12.71 million tonnes |
| 1961 | +312.9% | 496,466 tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes |
| 1960 | +200.6% | -493,674 tonnes | 496,466 tonnes |
| 1994 | +173.7% | 10.45 million tonnes | 28.60 million tonnes |
| 2000 | -139.4% | 18.57 million tonnes | -7.32 million tonnes |
| 1959 | -107.2% | 6.82 million tonnes | -493,674 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22.20 million tonnes | 21.57 million tonnes | 22.73 million tonnes | 4 |
| 1860s | 21.16 million tonnes | 20.82 million tonnes | 21.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 21.10 million tonnes | 20.90 million tonnes | 21.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 21.58 million tonnes | 21.34 million tonnes | 21.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 21.97 million tonnes | 21.68 million tonnes | 22.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 22.47 million tonnes | 22.25 million tonnes | 22.91 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 15.68 million tonnes | 12.68 million tonnes | 18.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 11.55 million tonnes | 11.04 million tonnes | 12.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 18.05 million tonnes | 13.90 million tonnes | 21.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 11.74 million tonnes | 9.26 million tonnes | 17.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.69 million tonnes | -493,674 tonnes | 9.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.79 million tonnes | 496,466 tonnes | 13.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.42 million tonnes | 15.01 million tonnes | 30.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.71 million tonnes | 31.98 million tonnes | 37.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.53 million tonnes | 10.45 million tonnes | 36.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 million tonnes | -7.32 million tonnes | 12.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.45 million tonnes | 9.14 million tonnes | 14.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.58 million tonnes | 11.42 million tonnes | 11.86 million tonnes | 5 |
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.73 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,997 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 590.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,407 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 85.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 854.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 843.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Lithuania?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Lithuania was 11.86 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.64 million tonnes in 1985.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.32 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Lithuania ranks 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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