Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source in Lithuania

Lithuania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source was 3.78 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.78 million tonnes
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
39th
of 46 countries
All-time high
3.78 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
484,792 tonnes
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source in Lithuania, 1990–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1990200720241990: 484.8k tonnes1991: 968.0k tonnes1992: 1.3M tonnes1993: 1.5M tonnes1994: 1.6M tonnes1995: 1.7M tonnes1996: 1.8M tonnes1997: 1.9M tonnes1998: 2.0M tonnes1999: 2.1M tonnes2000: 2.1M tonnes2001: 2.2M tonnes2002: 2.3M tonnes2003: 2.4M tonnes2004: 2.4M tonnes2005: 2.5M tonnes2006: 2.6M tonnes2007: 2.7M tonnes2008: 2.8M tonnes2009: 2.8M tonnes2010: 2.8M tonnes2011: 2.9M tonnes2012: 3.0M tonnes2013: 3.1M tonnes2014: 3.2M tonnes2015: 3.2M tonnes2016: 3.3M tonnes2017: 3.4M tonnes2018: 3.4M tonnes2019: 3.4M tonnes2020: 3.5M tonnes2021: 3.6M tonnes2022: 3.7M tonnes2023: 3.7M tonnes2024: 3.8M tonnes

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions by source in Lithuania stood at 3.78 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions by source in Lithuania peaked at 3.78 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 484,792 tonnes, in 1990.

Lithuania ranks 39th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.51 million tonnes 484,792 tonnes 2.05 million tonnes 10
2000s 2.48 million tonnes 2.13 million tonnes 2.79 million tonnes 10
2010s 3.17 million tonnes 2.84 million tonnes 3.44 million tonnes 10
2020s 3.65 million tonnes 3.51 million tonnes 3.78 million tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 36 Switzerland 7.46 million tonnes compare
  2. 37 Croatia 6.35 million tonnes compare
  3. 38 Slovenia 5.24 million tonnes compare
  4. 40 Estonia 2.49 million tonnes compare
  5. 41 Latvia 2.41 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions by source in Lithuania?
Cumulative co₂ emissions by source in Lithuania was 3.78 million 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 source recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 3.78 million tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions by source recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 484,792 tonnes in 1990.
How does Lithuania rank for cumulative co₂ emissions by source?
Lithuania ranks 39th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source
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
46 places, 1,734 data points, 1904–2024
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