Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Lithuania
Lithuania: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0094 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Lithuania, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Lithuania stood at 0.0094 kt per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Lithuania peaked at 0.0251 kt per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 kt per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Lithuania 133rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0181 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0183 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0175 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0176 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0182 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0189 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0203 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0215 kt per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0211 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0212 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0213 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.023 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0245 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0245 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0247 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0237 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0231 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0169 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0166 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0139 kt per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0181 kt per square kilometre | 0.0175 kt per square kilometre | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0189 kt per square kilometre | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0211 kt per square kilometre | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | 0.0247 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | 0.0139 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 130 Eswatini 0.0098 kt per square kilometre compare
- 131 Guinea 0.0098 kt per square kilometre compare
- 132 Burkina Faso 0.0096 kt per square kilometre compare
- 134 Palau 0.0094 kt per square kilometre compare
- 135 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0089 kt per square kilometre compare
- 136 Sweden 0.0086 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Lithuania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.73 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,997 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 590.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,407 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 85.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 854.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 843.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Lithuania?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Lithuania was 0.0094 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0251 kt per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Lithuania ranks 133rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.