Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.0%
Change on year
up 33.2%
World rank
164th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1869
All-time low
-0.3%
in 2002
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Lithuania, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Lithuania stood at -0.0%.
The figure is up 33.2% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Lithuania peaked at 0.8% in 1869 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2002.
That places Lithuania 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.8% | — |
| 1851 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
| 1852 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 1853 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 1854 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 1856 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 1858 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.8% | +4.3% |
| 1861 | 0.8% | +3.0% |
| 1862 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 1863 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 1864 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 1865 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 1866 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 1868 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.7% | -11.7% |
| 1871 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 1872 | 0.7% | -4.6% |
| 1873 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 1874 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 1875 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| 1877 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 1878 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 1879 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 1880 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 1881 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 1883 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 1887 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 1888 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 1889 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 1891 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 1892 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 1894 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 1895 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 1897 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 1898 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 1901 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 1902 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 1903 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 1904 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 1905 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 1907 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 1908 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1910 | 0.4% | -15.0% |
| 1911 | 0.4% | -5.7% |
| 1912 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 1913 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 1914 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 1915 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 1916 | 0.3% | -5.0% |
| 1917 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 1918 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 1919 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 1920 | 0.3% | -8.7% |
| 1921 | 0.2% | -7.2% |
| 1922 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 1923 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 1924 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1925 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 1926 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 1927 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 1928 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 1929 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1930 | 0.2% | +23.1% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | +7.2% |
| 1932 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 1933 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 1934 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 1935 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 1936 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 1937 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 1938 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 1939 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 1940 | 0.2% | -24.3% |
| 1941 | 0.2% | -14.6% |
| 1942 | 0.2% | -11.9% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | -12.4% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | -11.6% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | -16.3% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -13.3% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | -16.3% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | -18.5% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | -17.6% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -47.3% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -30.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -51.1% |
| 1953 | -0.0% | -101.5% |
| 1954 | -0.0% | +8202.9% |
| 1955 | -0.0% | +62.8% |
| 1956 | -0.0% | +68.4% |
| 1957 | -0.1% | +56.5% |
| 1958 | -0.1% | +65.9% |
| 1959 | -0.2% | +105.6% |
| 1960 | -0.2% | +11.1% |
| 1961 | -0.2% | -7.7% |
| 1962 | -0.2% | +7.6% |
| 1963 | -0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | -0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | -0.2% | +5.4% |
| 1966 | -0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1967 | -0.2% | -10.8% |
| 1968 | -0.2% | -9.1% |
| 1969 | -0.1% | -12.0% |
| 1970 | -0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | -0.1% | -9.4% |
| 1973 | -0.1% | -10.3% |
| 1974 | -0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | -0.1% | -8.3% |
| 1976 | -0.1% | -6.5% |
| 1977 | -0.1% | -8.2% |
| 1978 | -0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | -0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | -0.1% | -11.0% |
| 1981 | -0.1% | -11.0% |
| 1982 | -0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | -0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | -0.0% | -21.7% |
| 1985 | -0.0% | -15.1% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | -7.4% |
| 1987 | -0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | -0.0% | +8.5% |
| 1989 | -0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | -0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | -0.0% | -28.4% |
| 1992 | -0.0% | -9.5% |
| 1993 | -0.1% | +266.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -288.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -84.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -80.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -33.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +1505.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +22.7% |
| 2000 | -0.3% | -499.5% |
| 2001 | -0.3% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | -0.3% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | -0.2% | -39.5% |
| 2004 | -0.0% | -95.7% |
| 2005 | -0.2% | +1697.9% |
| 2006 | -0.2% | +29.4% |
| 2007 | -0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | -37.0% |
| 2009 | -0.1% | -57.7% |
| 2010 | -0.1% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0% | -28.8% |
| 2012 | -0.0% | -56.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -177.7% |
| 2014 | -0.0% | -171.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | +370.3% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | +45.2% |
| 2017 | -0.0% | -32.7% |
| 2018 | -0.0% | -96.4% |
| 2019 | -0.0% | +1967.7% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | -0.0% | +19.4% |
| 2022 | -0.0% | -36.7% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -27.3% |
| 2024 | -0.0% | -33.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's -0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | -8202.9% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1967.7% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1697.9% | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | +1505.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2000 | -499.5% | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | -370.3% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 161 North Macedonia -0.0% compare
- 162 Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.0% compare
- 163 Austria -0.0% compare
- 165 Uzbekistan -0.0% compare
- 166 Cyprus -0.0% compare
- 167 Costa Rica -0.0% compare
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Lithuania?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Lithuania was -0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1869.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2002.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Lithuania ranks 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.