emissions of air pollutants in Lithuania
Lithuania: emissions of air pollutants was 106,776 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
106,776 tonnes
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
143rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
552,563 tonnes
in 1939
All-time low
106,776 tonnes
in 2022
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in Lithuania, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Lithuania stood at 106,776 tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 273 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Lithuania peaked at 552,563 tonnes in 1939 and was at its lowest, 106,776 tonnes, in 2022.
Lithuania ranks 143rd of 220 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.
emissions of air pollutants in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 112,633 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 113,036 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1752 | 113,438 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1753 | 113,839 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1754 | 114,241 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1755 | 114,641 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1756 | 115,041 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1757 | 115,441 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1758 | 115,841 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1759 | 116,239 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1760 | 116,638 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1761 | 117,049 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1762 | 117,459 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1763 | 117,869 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1764 | 118,278 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1765 | 118,687 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1766 | 119,095 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1767 | 119,503 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1768 | 119,910 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1769 | 120,317 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1770 | 120,723 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1771 | 121,142 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1772 | 121,560 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1773 | 121,977 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1774 | 122,394 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1775 | 122,810 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1776 | 123,225 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1777 | 123,640 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1778 | 124,054 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1779 | 124,468 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1780 | 124,881 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1781 | 125,306 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1782 | 125,730 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1783 | 126,154 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1784 | 126,577 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1785 | 126,999 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1786 | 127,421 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1787 | 127,842 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1788 | 128,262 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1789 | 128,682 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1790 | 129,101 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1791 | 129,531 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1792 | 129,961 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1793 | 130,389 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1794 | 130,818 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1795 | 131,245 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1796 | 131,671 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1797 | 132,097 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1798 | 132,522 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1799 | 132,946 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1800 | 133,370 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1801 | 133,804 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1802 | 134,237 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1803 | 134,670 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1804 | 135,102 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1805 | 135,532 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1806 | 135,962 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1807 | 136,391 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1808 | 136,819 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1809 | 137,247 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1810 | 137,673 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1811 | 138,382 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1812 | 139,089 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1813 | 139,795 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1814 | 140,499 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1815 | 141,201 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1816 | 141,903 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1817 | 142,602 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1818 | 143,300 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1819 | 143,997 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1820 | 144,692 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1821 | 145,423 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 146,152 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1823 | 146,880 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1824 | 147,605 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1825 | 148,329 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1826 | 149,051 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1827 | 149,772 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1828 | 150,490 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1829 | 151,207 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1830 | 151,928 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 152,680 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1832 | 153,427 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1833 | 154,175 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1834 | 154,915 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1835 | 155,658 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1836 | 156,399 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1837 | 157,138 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1838 | 157,875 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1839 | 158,610 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1840 | 159,342 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1841 | 160,111 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1842 | 160,878 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1843 | 161,642 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1844 | 162,403 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1845 | 163,163 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1846 | 163,919 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1847 | 164,674 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1848 | 165,426 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1849 | 166,176 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1850 | 166,955 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1851 | 169,776 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1852 | 172,678 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1853 | 175,629 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1854 | 178,631 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1855 | 181,774 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1856 | 184,789 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1857 | 187,947 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1858 | 191,283 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1859 | 192,662 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 194,090 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 195,528 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1862 | 196,907 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1863 | 198,331 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1864 | 202,643 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1865 | 207,012 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1866 | 211,938 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1867 | 216,606 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1868 | 218,428 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 220,592 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1870 | 222,623 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1871 | 224,900 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 229,180 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1873 | 233,478 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1874 | 238,173 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1875 | 242,938 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1876 | 248,002 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1877 | 252,830 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1878 | 258,240 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1879 | 263,261 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1880 | 268,691 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1881 | 274,123 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1882 | 279,430 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1883 | 285,126 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1884 | 290,963 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1885 | 297,069 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1886 | 300,986 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1887 | 305,566 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1888 | 309,791 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1889 | 313,996 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 319,123 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1891 | 324,344 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1892 | 333,531 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1893 | 344,208 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1894 | 353,092 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1895 | 365,175 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1896 | 374,970 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1897 | 386,919 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1898 | 394,569 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1899 | 402,401 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1900 | 411,055 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1901 | 416,823 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1902 | 420,230 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 423,544 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 429,675 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1905 | 430,779 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 437,834 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1907 | 444,422 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1908 | 452,650 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1909 | 462,169 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1910 | 470,624 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1911 | 475,318 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1912 | 481,998 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1913 | 487,937 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1914 | 496,584 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1915 | 496,682 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 495,877 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1917 | 491,265 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 475,207 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1919 | 472,435 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1920 | 469,050 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1921 | 458,197 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1922 | 448,881 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1923 | 438,782 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1924 | 437,756 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 435,340 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 437,674 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 439,417 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 438,500 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 438,783 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 449,338 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1931 | 453,696 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1932 | 453,105 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1933 | 453,641 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1934 | 459,864 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1935 | 462,888 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1936 | 468,006 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1937 | 465,762 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1938 | 465,859 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 552,563 tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1940 | 520,264 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1941 | 509,522 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1942 | 426,768 tonnes | -16.2% |
| 1943 | 425,585 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1944 | 413,407 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1945 | 392,488 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1946 | 388,909 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1947 | 393,875 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1948 | 388,174 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1949 | 391,580 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1950 | 390,505 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1951 | 397,777 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 400,716 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 396,590 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 393,643 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 399,033 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 400,191 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 394,689 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 385,359 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1959 | 376,213 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 363,700 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1961 | 347,965 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 336,882 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 337,095 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 340,422 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 343,197 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 345,080 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 347,982 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 346,449 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 347,339 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 353,510 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 360,211 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 369,691 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 378,487 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 389,224 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 390,360 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 396,779 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 398,835 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 403,458 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 407,946 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 421,147 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 417,494 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 415,843 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 417,422 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 419,436 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 419,711 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 382,520 tonnes | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 412,358 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 415,970 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 421,825 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 385,458 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 435,026 tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 246,882 tonnes | -43.2% |
| 1993 | 226,782 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 198,188 tonnes | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 219,762 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 233,569 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 231,247 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 226,908 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 201,409 tonnes | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 183,031 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 179,531 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 180,932 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 174,892 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 172,875 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 174,160 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 179,808 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 178,720 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 174,763 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 164,337 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 158,780 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 151,781 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 147,080 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 138,134 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 129,693 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 122,998 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 121,949 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 120,225 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 121,619 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 114,101 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 108,081 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 109,495 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 106,776 tonnes | -2.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 106,776 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 150,374 tonnes, 71% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 106,776 tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 280,480 tonnes, 38% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants 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 | -43.2% | 435,026 tonnes | 246,882 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 114,439 tonnes | 112,633 tonnes | 116,239 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 118,480 tonnes | 116,638 tonnes | 120,317 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 122,599 tonnes | 120,723 tonnes | 124,468 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 126,785 tonnes | 124,881 tonnes | 128,682 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 131,028 tonnes | 129,101 tonnes | 132,946 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 135,313 tonnes | 133,370 tonnes | 137,247 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 140,844 tonnes | 137,673 tonnes | 143,997 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 147,960 tonnes | 144,692 tonnes | 151,207 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 155,280 tonnes | 151,928 tonnes | 158,610 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 162,773 tonnes | 159,342 tonnes | 166,176 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 180,212 tonnes | 166,955 tonnes | 192,662 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 206,208 tonnes | 194,090 tonnes | 220,592 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 241,362 tonnes | 222,623 tonnes | 263,261 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 292,574 tonnes | 268,691 tonnes | 313,996 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 359,833 tonnes | 319,123 tonnes | 402,401 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 432,918 tonnes | 411,055 tonnes | 462,169 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 484,393 tonnes | 470,624 tonnes | 496,682 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 444,238 tonnes | 435,340 tonnes | 469,050 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 468,472 tonnes | 449,338 tonnes | 552,563 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 425,057 tonnes | 388,174 tonnes | 520,264 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 393,472 tonnes | 376,213 tonnes | 400,716 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 345,611 tonnes | 336,882 tonnes | 363,700 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 384,850 tonnes | 353,510 tonnes | 407,946 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 414,373 tonnes | 382,520 tonnes | 421,825 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 260,523 tonnes | 198,188 tonnes | 435,026 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 176,305 tonnes | 164,337 tonnes | 183,031 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,636 tonnes | 114,101 tonnes | 158,780 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 108,117 tonnes | 106,776 tonnes | 109,495 tonnes | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Lithuania?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Lithuania was 106,776 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 552,563 tonnes in 1939.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,776 tonnes in 2022.
- How does Lithuania rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Lithuania ranks 143rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.