Methane emissions in Lithuania
Lithuania: Methane emissions was 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
142nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
7.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1987
All-time low
2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Lithuania, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
In 2024, methane emissions in Lithuania stood at 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Lithuania peaked at 7.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 2024.
Lithuania ranks 142nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 139 El Salvador 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 140 Croatia 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 141 Equatorial Guinea 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 143 Liberia 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 144 Cyprus 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 145 Slovenia 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
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 methane emissions in Lithuania?
- Methane emissions in Lithuania was 2.62 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 methane emissions recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1987.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for methane emissions?
- Lithuania ranks 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. 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 Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.