Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Lithuania
Lithuania: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 7.19 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Lithuania, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Lithuania stood at 7.19 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Lithuania peaked at 14.2 tonnes per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5.22 tonnes per person, in 2002.
That places Lithuania 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.46 tonnes per person | 5.29 tonnes per person | 14.2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.33 tonnes per person | 5.22 tonnes per person | 7.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.39 tonnes per person | 6.56 tonnes per person | 8.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.61 tonnes per person | 7.19 tonnes per person | 8.08 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Lithuania?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Lithuania was 7.19 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2 tonnes per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.22 tonnes per person in 2002.
- How does Lithuania rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Lithuania ranks 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.