Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Lithuania
Lithuania: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
61st
of 199 countries
All-time high
15.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1985
All-time low
0.9737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2000
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Lithuania, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Lithuania is 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Lithuania peaked at 15.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.9737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2000.
That places Lithuania 61st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 13.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 11.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 10.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 9.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 7.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 8.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 58 Turkey 7.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 59 Antigua and Barbuda 7.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 60 Denmark 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 62 Austria 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 63 Latvia 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 64 Cyprus 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Lithuania?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Lithuania was 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Lithuania ranks 61st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.