Lithuania Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
21,535,707
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−0.18%
decrease
Global Share
0.04%
Per Capita
7.69
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Lithuania were 21,535,707 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions decreased by −0.18% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −39,843 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 21,575,550 tons.
- Per capita: 7.69 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.566.3 t).
- Lithuania accounts for 0.04% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21,535,707 | 12,969,975 | 3,233,654 | 4,738,923 | 593,155 | 7.69 | −0.18% | 0.040% |
| 2023 | 21,575,550 | 12,979,427 | 3,311,936 | 4,686,287 | 597,900 | 7.67 | −3.25% | 0.041% |
| 2022 | 22,299,746 | 13,170,274 | 3,522,727 | 5,003,272 | 603,474 | 7.89 | −8.19% | 0.043% |
| 2021 | 24,287,823 | 14,331,806 | 3,655,542 | 5,693,084 | 607,392 | 8.55 | −0.66% | 0.047% |
| 2020 | 24,449,799 | 14,254,149 | 3,730,228 | 5,871,367 | 594,056 | 8.57 | −0.84% | 0.050% |
| 2019 | 24,656,377 | 14,296,514 | 3,839,127 | 5,900,544 | 620,193 | 8.61 | 0.82% | 0.049% |
| 2018 | 24,454,937 | 14,018,390 | 3,930,726 | 5,886,831 | 618,991 | 8.5 | −1.8% | 0.048% |
| 2017 | 24,903,485 | 13,964,214 | 4,219,618 | 5,948,329 | 771,324 | 8.62 | 1.78% | 0.050% |
| 2016 | 24,468,435 | 13,520,218 | 4,275,823 | 5,893,763 | 778,632 | 8.41 | −1.05% | 0.050% |
| 2015 | 24,728,506 | 13,660,648 | 4,380,589 | 6,047,930 | 639,339 | 8.43 | 3.26% | 0.051% |
| 2014 | 23,948,662 | 13,211,682 | 4,341,776 | 5,858,770 | 536,434 | 8.09 | 0.18% | 0.049% |
| 2013 | 23,904,607 | 13,364,355 | 4,443,379 | 5,613,161 | 483,712 | 7.98 | −6.01% | 0.050% |
| 2012 | 25,434,131 | 14,491,121 | 4,579,935 | 5,936,042 | 427,032 | 8.37 | 1.28% | 0.054% |
| 2011 | 25,112,808 | 14,320,273 | 4,564,830 | 5,841,956 | 385,750 | 8.15 | 3.67% | 0.054% |
| 2010 | 24,224,605 | 14,041,031 | 4,538,611 | 5,306,696 | 338,266 | 7.75 | 3.89% | 0.053% |
| 2009 | 23,317,282 | 13,210,457 | 4,546,004 | 5,266,471 | 294,350 | 7.36 | −11.75% | 0.054% |
| 2008 | 26,421,216 | 15,831,300 | 4,696,333 | 5,619,944 | 273,640 | 8.22 | 1.8% | 0.061% |
| 2007 | 25,954,883 | 15,568,362 | 4,906,800 | 5,211,219 | 268,502 | 7.96 | 8.76% | 0.060% |
| 2006 | 23,865,148 | 14,194,075 | 4,744,608 | 4,658,265 | 268,199 | 7.22 | 1.22% | 0.057% |
| 2005 | 23,578,538 | 13,957,918 | 4,656,434 | 4,701,105 | 263,080 | 7.05 | 4.52% | 0.058% |
| 2004 | 22,559,106 | 13,065,867 | 4,775,503 | 4,497,380 | 220,356 | 6.67 | 4.03% | 0.057% |
| 2003 | 21,684,450 | 12,492,443 | 4,669,341 | 4,339,370 | 183,294 | 6.35 | 0.36% | 0.057% |
| 2002 | 21,607,387 | 12,470,651 | 4,703,913 | 4,278,907 | 153,915 | 6.27 | 2.4% | 0.059% |
| 2001 | 21,100,045 | 12,391,319 | 4,425,068 | 4,145,368 | 138,290 | 6.07 | 3.33% | 0.058% |
| 2000 | 20,419,880 | 11,656,651 | 4,519,868 | 4,125,714 | 117,648 | 5.83 | −7.31% | 0.057% |
| 1999 | 22,030,232 | 13,331,698 | 4,577,782 | 4,013,896 | 106,856 | 6.24 | −11.71% | 0.063% |
| 1998 | 24,951,935 | 15,924,766 | 4,824,460 | 4,098,361 | 104,347 | 7.02 | 4.02% | 0.072% |
| 1997 | 23,988,743 | 15,066,751 | 4,902,498 | 3,930,533 | 88,961 | 6.7 | −1.85% | 0.069% |
| 1996 | 24,440,232 | 15,597,476 | 4,895,891 | 3,867,240 | 79,626 | 6.78 | 2.14% | 0.071% |
| 1995 | 23,928,724 | 15,116,965 | 5,042,787 | 3,698,329 | 70,643 | 6.6 | −4.55% | 0.071% |
| 1994 | 25,068,215 | 15,734,443 | 5,496,938 | 3,787,905 | 48,928 | 6.87 | −5.92% | 0.077% |
| 1993 | 26,644,288 | 16,218,150 | 6,243,455 | 4,139,319 | 43,364 | 7.26 | −19.29% | 0.082% |
| 1992 | 33,012,889 | 20,888,373 | 7,617,019 | 4,466,912 | 40,585 | 8.95 | −34.19% | 0.10% |
| 1991 | 50,160,197 | 36,976,582 | 8,262,327 | 4,886,135 | 35,153 | 13.57 | 3.19% | 0.16% |
| 1990 | 48,610,564 | 35,122,304 | 8,530,879 | 4,942,721 | 14,659 | 13.15 | 3.61% | 0.15% |
| 1989 | 46,918,015 | 33,131,131 | 8,611,147 | 5,167,705 | 8,032 | 12.74 | −0.81% | 0.15% |
| 1988 | 47,299,348 | 33,610,112 | 8,458,729 | 5,224,385 | 6,121 | 12.93 | −0.44% | 0.15% |
| 1987 | 47,506,408 | 33,628,058 | 8,525,927 | 5,347,049 | 5,373 | 13.1 | 0.96% | 0.16% |
| 1986 | 47,055,746 | 33,281,252 | 8,379,734 | 5,389,201 | 5,559 | 13.09 | 1.08% | 0.16% |
| 1985 | 46,552,049 | 32,752,351 | 8,296,490 | 5,502,138 | 1,070 | 13.07 | 0% | 0.16% |
| 1984 | 46,550,870 | 32,784,730 | 8,182,857 | 5,581,447 | 1,836 | 13.17 | 1.68% | 0.16% |
| 1983 | 45,783,637 | 32,194,577 | 8,019,346 | 5,567,993 | 1,721 | 13.06 | 0.57% | 0.16% |
| 1982 | 45,522,658 | 32,030,603 | 7,867,380 | 5,623,193 | 1,482 | 13.08 | 0.15% | 0.16% |
| 1981 | 45,452,562 | 31,916,625 | 7,776,594 | 5,757,324 | 2,020 | 13.15 | 0.61% | 0.16% |
| 1980 | 45,176,622 | 31,588,481 | 7,759,942 | 5,828,003 | 196 | 13.17 | 2.91% | 0.16% |
| 1979 | 43,898,458 | 30,316,356 | 7,703,754 | 5,878,349 | 0 | 12.89 | 2.57% | 0.15% |
| 1978 | 42,796,683 | 29,329,179 | 7,616,822 | 5,850,682 | 0 | 12.66 | 3.14% | 0.15% |
| 1977 | 41,492,000 | 28,230,478 | 7,467,083 | 5,794,438 | 0 | 12.37 | 2.64% | 0.15% |
| 1976 | 40,423,726 | 27,264,305 | 7,391,818 | 5,767,602 | 0 | 12.15 | 3.09% | 0.15% |
| 1975 | 39,212,943 | 26,119,346 | 7,363,098 | 5,730,498 | 0 | 11.89 | 4.74% | 0.15% |
| 1974 | 37,438,098 | 24,491,174 | 7,183,371 | 5,763,553 | 0 | 11.45 | 5.52% | 0.15% |
| 1973 | 35,478,938 | 22,896,393 | 6,974,747 | 5,607,797 | 0 | 10.96 | 5.79% | 0.14% |
| 1972 | 33,537,981 | 21,307,173 | 6,821,493 | 5,409,315 | 0 | 10.47 | 5.18% | 0.14% |
| 1971 | 31,885,871 | 19,993,548 | 6,608,756 | 5,283,566 | 0 | 10.06 | 1.45% | 0.14% |
| 1970 | 31,430,968 | 19,928,249 | 6,343,674 | 5,159,045 | 0 | 10.02 | – | 0.14% |
See also
- Lithuania CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Lithuania
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).