Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region in Lithuania
Lithuania: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region was 21.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
126th
of 199 countries
All-time high
54.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1985
All-time low
3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2000
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region in Lithuania, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 21.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region in Lithuania peaked at 54.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 2000.
Lithuania ranks 126th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 17.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 17.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 17.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 17.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1854 | 17.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1855 | 17.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 18.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 18.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 18.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 18.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 1860 | 18.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.9% |
| 1861 | 17.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1862 | 17.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1863 | 17.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1864 | 17.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 17.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.7% |
| 1866 | 17.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1867 | 17.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 17.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 17.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 17.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1872 | 17.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1873 | 17.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1874 | 17.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1875 | 18.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 18.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 18.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 18.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1879 | 18.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 18.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1881 | 18.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 1882 | 18.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 18.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1884 | 18.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 18.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 1886 | 19.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1887 | 19.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 19.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1889 | 19.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 19.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1891 | 19.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1892 | 19.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 19.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 19.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1895 | 19.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 19.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 19.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 20.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 20.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1900 | 20.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 20.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1902 | 20.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 1903 | 20.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 20.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 20.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 20.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1907 | 20.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 20.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1909 | 21.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 18.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.6% |
| 1911 | 18.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.7% |
| 1912 | 18.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.5% |
| 1913 | 17.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.5% |
| 1914 | 17.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 1915 | 17.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.2% |
| 1916 | 17.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.3% |
| 1917 | 16.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.4% |
| 1918 | 16.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.8% |
| 1919 | 15.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.0% |
| 1920 | 15.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 15.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 1922 | 15.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.4% |
| 1923 | 15.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.4% |
| 1924 | 15.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1925 | 15.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 15.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 15.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 15.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 15.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 17.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.0% |
| 1931 | 18.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.8% |
| 1932 | 19.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 1933 | 20.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.0% |
| 1934 | 21.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.2% |
| 1935 | 21.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1936 | 22.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.3% |
| 1937 | 22.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1938 | 23.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1939 | 24.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1940 | 22.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.9% |
| 1941 | 20.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.9% |
| 1942 | 17.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -14.1% |
| 1943 | 17.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.9% |
| 1944 | 17.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.9% |
| 1945 | 17.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.0% |
| 1946 | 17.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1947 | 17.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1948 | 17.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.0% |
| 1949 | 17.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 1950 | 17.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1951 | 18.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 1952 | 18.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 19.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 19.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.0% |
| 1955 | 21.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.2% |
| 1956 | 22.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.6% |
| 1957 | 22.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 22.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 20.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.7% |
| 1960 | 20.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 21.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 24.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 25.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 26.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 28.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 30.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 31.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 32.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 33.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 35.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 37.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 39.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 41.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 43.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 44.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 45.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 47.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 48.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 49.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 49.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 50.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 50.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 51.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 54.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 50.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 50.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 50.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 50.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 48.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 51.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 33.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -33.9% |
| 1993 | 24.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -27.1% |
| 1994 | 33.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +37.5% |
| 1995 | 27.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -18.4% |
| 1996 | 27.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 27.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 30.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 26.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -87.3% |
| 2001 | 10.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +218.2% |
| 2002 | 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 13.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +39.8% |
| 2004 | 23.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +71.7% |
| 2005 | 20.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 18.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 21.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 24.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 23.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 24.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 25.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 26.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 26.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 24.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 22.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 23.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 25.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 24.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 24.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 23.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 22.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 22.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 21.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 21.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for high income countries, which is 47.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 46% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 21.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 43% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +218.2% | 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 2000 | -87.3% | 26.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 2004 | +71.7% | 13.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 2003 | +39.8% | 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1994 | +37.5% | 24.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1992 | -33.9% | 51.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 17.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 18.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 18.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 19.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 20.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 17.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 15.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 21.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 18.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 20.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 26.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
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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 annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region in Lithuania?
- Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region in Lithuania was 21.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 54.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1985.
- What is the lowest annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Lithuania ranks 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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