Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Lithuania
Lithuania: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 4.15 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Lithuania, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Lithuania is 4.15 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Lithuania peaked at 17.84 tonnes per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, -2.1 tonnes per person, in 2002.
That places Lithuania 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 16.93 tonnes per person | 16.46 tonnes per person | 17.84 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 14.15 tonnes per person | 13.09 tonnes per person | 15.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 12.18 tonnes per person | 11.49 tonnes per person | 12.98 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 10.75 tonnes per person | 10.2 tonnes per person | 11.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 9.44 tonnes per person | 9.06 tonnes per person | 9.97 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 8.35 tonnes per person | 7.99 tonnes per person | 8.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.03 tonnes per person | 5.48 tonnes per person | 6.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.97 tonnes per person | 4.6 tonnes per person | 5.51 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 7.41 tonnes per person | 5.75 tonnes per person | 8.58 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.71 tonnes per person | 3.65 tonnes per person | 7.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.02 tonnes per person | -0.1813 tonnes per person | 3.66 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.26 tonnes per person | 0.1793 tonnes per person | 4.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.11 tonnes per person | 4.79 tonnes per person | 8.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.48 tonnes per person | 9.18 tonnes per person | 10.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.92 tonnes per person | 2.84 tonnes per person | 9.74 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.668 tonnes per person | -2.1 tonnes per person | 3.76 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 tonnes per person | 3.14 tonnes per person | 4.77 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1 tonnes per person | 4.01 tonnes per person | 4.17 tonnes per person | 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Lithuania?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Lithuania was 4.15 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.84 tonnes per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.1 tonnes per person in 2002.
- How does Lithuania rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Lithuania ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.