Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Lithuania
Lithuania: Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 was -4,928 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Lithuania, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Lithuania is -4,928 kt, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Lithuania peaked at -4,264 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, -10,853 kt, in 2011.
Lithuania ranks 214th of 243 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -4,264 kt | — |
| 1993 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -4,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -4,763 kt | +11.7% |
| 2002 | -4,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -4,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -4,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -4,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -4,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -4,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -4,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -4,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -4,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -10,853 kt | +127.9% |
| 2012 | -10,853 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -10,853 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -10,853 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -10,853 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -7,179 kt | -33.9% |
| 2017 | -7,179 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -7,179 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -7,179 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -7,179 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -4,928 kt | -31.4% |
| 2022 | -4,928 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -4,928 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -4,928 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -4,928 kt | -0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's -4,928 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -33.81 kt, 145.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4,264 kt | -4,264 kt | -4,264 kt | 8 |
| 2000s | -4,713 kt | -4,763 kt | -4,264 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -8,775 kt | -10,853 kt | -4,763 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -5,303 kt | -7,179 kt | -4,928 kt | 6 |
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 stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Lithuania?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Lithuania was -4,928 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was -4,264 kt in 1992.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -10,853 kt in 2011.
- How does Lithuania rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Lithuania ranks 214th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).