Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Lithuania
Lithuania: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.0946 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Lithuania, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Lithuania is 0.0946, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Lithuania peaked at 0.5148 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0946, in 2024.
Lithuania ranks 129th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4612 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5148 | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3693 | -28.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3423 | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.368 | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3423 | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3363 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2999 | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.295 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2497 | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2111 | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2108 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1988 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1801 | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1769 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1754 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1661 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.164 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1625 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1592 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1685 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1617 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1567 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1389 | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1323 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1331 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1283 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1266 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1212 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1181 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1177 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1112 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0997 | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0976 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0946 | -3.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.0946 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1118, 85% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.0946 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1239, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -28.3% | 0.5148 | 0.3693 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3579 | 0.2497 | 0.5148 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1805 | 0.1592 | 0.2111 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1385 | 0.1181 | 0.1685 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1041 | 0.0946 | 0.1177 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More climate change data for Lithuania
- 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)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.23 kt (2050)
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Lithuania?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Lithuania was 0.0946 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5148 in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0946 in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- Lithuania ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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