Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region in Lithuania

Lithuania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region was 1.61 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.61 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
76th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.61 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
191 tonnes
in 1830
Years of data
173
1830–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region in Lithuania, 1830–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 73 Trinidad and Tobago 1.71 billion tonnes compare
  2. 74 Oman 1.67 billion tonnes compare
  3. 75 Estonia 1.67 billion tonnes compare
  4. 77 Ecuador 1.39 billion tonnes compare
  5. 78 Moldova 1.36 billion tonnes compare
  6. 79 Croatia 1.18 billion tonnes compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
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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.