Per capita methane emissions in Lithuania
Lithuania: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
112th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
All-time low
0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
Lithuania recorded 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Lithuania peaked at 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
That places Lithuania 112th 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 | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 109 Spain 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 110 Peru 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 111 Montenegro 0.923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 113 Pakistan 0.9098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 114 Tanzania 0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 115 Ethiopia 0.9012 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 methane emissions in Lithuania?
- Per capita methane emissions in Lithuania was 0.9156 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 methane emissions recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Lithuania ranks 112th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.