Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region in Lithuania
Lithuania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region was 1.61 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region in Lithuania, 1830–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 1.61 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region in 2024. That is the highest value across all 173 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions by world region in Lithuania peaked at 1.61 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 191 tonnes, in 1830.
Lithuania ranks 76th of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 487 tonnes | 191 tonnes | 764 tonnes | 4 |
| 1850s | 8,496 tonnes | 1,948 tonnes | 15,922 tonnes | 4 |
| 1860s | 84,290 tonnes | 22,986 tonnes | 193,389 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 540,249 tonnes | 233,747 tonnes | 963,815 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.94 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.00 million tonnes | 3.20 million tonnes | 7.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 11.83 million tonnes | 8.13 million tonnes | 15.90 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 21.79 million tonnes | 16.90 million tonnes | 25.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 28.46 million tonnes | 25.89 million tonnes | 32.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 46.63 million tonnes | 33.98 million tonnes | 63.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 84.88 million tonnes | 68.04 million tonnes | 106.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 156.24 million tonnes | 113.31 million tonnes | 210.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 306.34 million tonnes | 224.92 million tonnes | 399.88 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 556.94 million tonnes | 424.35 million tonnes | 704.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 907.46 million tonnes | 740.61 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.20 billion tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 billion tonnes | 1.29 billion tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 billion tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | 1.54 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 billion tonnes | 1.56 billion tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions by world region in Lithuania?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions by world region in Lithuania was 1.61 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions by world region recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 191 tonnes in 1830.
- How does Lithuania rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Lithuania ranks 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions by world region rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.