Total greenhouse gas emissions in Lithuania

Lithuania emitted 21.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2001.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Lithuania, 2024 21.5 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.2% 2023: 21.6 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,164.7 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 118th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Lithuania over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period LithuaniaEuropean Union
2024 21.5 Mt CO2e 3,164.7 Mt CO2e
2023 21.6 Mt CO2e 3,222.5 Mt CO2e
2022 22.3 Mt CO2e 3,483.1 Mt CO2e
2021 24.3 Mt CO2e 3,572.4 Mt CO2e
2020 24.4 Mt CO2e 3,395.6 Mt CO2e
2019 24.7 Mt CO2e 3,683.8 Mt CO2e
2018 24.5 Mt CO2e 3,834.9 Mt CO2e
2017 24.9 Mt CO2e 3,915.2 Mt CO2e
2016 24.5 Mt CO2e 3,894.4 Mt CO2e
2015 24.7 Mt CO2e 3,885.9 Mt CO2e
2014 23.9 Mt CO2e 3,831.0 Mt CO2e
2013 23.9 Mt CO2e 3,974.0 Mt CO2e
2012 25.4 Mt CO2e 4,063.5 Mt CO2e
2011 25.1 Mt CO2e 4,127.3 Mt CO2e
2010 24.2 Mt CO2e 4,235.1 Mt CO2e
2009 23.3 Mt CO2e 4,118.8 Mt CO2e
2008 26.4 Mt CO2e 4,409.4 Mt CO2e
2007 26.0 Mt CO2e 4,518.7 Mt CO2e
2006 23.9 Mt CO2e 4,550.1 Mt CO2e
2005 23.6 Mt CO2e 4,552.2 Mt CO2e
2004 22.6 Mt CO2e 4,585.2 Mt CO2e
2003 21.7 Mt CO2e 4,578.9 Mt CO2e
2002 21.6 Mt CO2e 4,484.6 Mt CO2e
2001 21.1 Mt CO2e 4,500.9 Mt CO2e
2000 20.4 Mt CO2e 4,468.7 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2% from 21.6 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 23.9 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −10.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Lithuania has the 118th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,164.7 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Lithuania
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database