Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Lithuania
Lithuania: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.152 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Lithuania, 1973–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Lithuania stood at 0.152 kilograms per international-$. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Lithuania peaked at 0.85 kilograms per international-$ in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.152 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
That places Lithuania 115th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7289 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7289 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7289 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7573 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6684 kilograms per international-$ | 0.85 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5474 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3806 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7914 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2713 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2303 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3228 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2027 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1737 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2461 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1631 kilograms per international-$ | 0.152 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1719 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 112 Nicaragua 0.1566 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 113 Namibia 0.1562 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 114 Austria 0.1541 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 116 Brazil 0.1506 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 117 Philippines 0.1488 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 118 Romania 0.145 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Lithuania
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Population, total 2.89 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 2.00 million (2025)
- Urban population 69.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.39 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.61 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.39 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.39 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Lithuania?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Lithuania was 0.152 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.85 kilograms per international-$ in 1985.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.152 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Lithuania rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Lithuania ranks 115th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).