Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Lithuania
Lithuania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square was 45,598 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Lithuania, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Lithuania stood at 45,598 tonnes per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Lithuania peaked at 45,598 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40,630 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1992.
Lithuania ranks 47th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 40,630 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 40,797 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 41,253 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 41,524 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 41,781 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 42,028 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 42,352 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 42,648 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 42,531 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 42,475 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 42,360 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 42,331 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 42,533 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 42,610 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 42,647 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 42,713 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 42,833 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 42,981 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 43,136 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 43,314 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 43,517 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 43,742 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 43,953 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 44,109 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 44,260 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 44,431 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 44,652 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 44,848 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 45,034 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 45,226 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 45,412 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 45,598 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 45,598 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 49,918 tonnes per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 45,598 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,185 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,626 tonnes per square kilometre | 40,630 tonnes per square kilometre | 42,648 tonnes per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 42,601 tonnes per square kilometre | 42,331 tonnes per square kilometre | 42,981 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,996 tonnes per square kilometre | 43,136 tonnes per square kilometre | 44,848 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,318 tonnes per square kilometre | 45,034 tonnes per square kilometre | 45,598 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 44 Costa Rica 48,530 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 45 Vietnam 45,750 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 46 Bulgaria 45,747 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 48 Indonesia 45,202 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 49 Moldova 43,534 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 50 Estonia 41,935 tonnes per square kilometre 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Lithuania?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Lithuania was 45,598 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 45,598 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,630 tonnes per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Lithuania rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- Lithuania ranks 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.