Greenhouse gas emissions in Lithuania
Lithuania: Greenhouse gas emissions 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
Greenhouse gas 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
Lithuania recorded 21.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions 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.
That places Lithuania 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 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 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 123 Liberia 24.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 22.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 125 Croatia 22.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 127 Tajikistan 21.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 128 Panama 21.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 129 Lebanon 20.65 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Lithuania?
- Greenhouse gas emissions 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 greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 54.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1985.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Lithuania ranks 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions 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 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.