Total greenhouse gas emissions in Lithuania

Lithuania emitted 18.3 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (Eurostat) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Lithuania, 2024 18.3 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +2.4% 2023: 17.9 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,017.2 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 24th of 31 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Lithuania over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (Eurostat) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period LithuaniaEuropean Union
2024 18.3 Mt CO2e 3,017.2 Mt CO2e
2023 17.9 Mt CO2e 3,088.3 Mt CO2e
2022 18.4 Mt CO2e 3,359.6 Mt CO2e
2021 19.7 Mt CO2e 3,452.7 Mt CO2e
2020 19.5 Mt CO2e 3,280.9 Mt CO2e
2019 19.7 Mt CO2e 3,574.5 Mt CO2e
2018 19.5 Mt CO2e 3,732.8 Mt CO2e
2017 19.8 Mt CO2e 3,821.2 Mt CO2e
2016 19.7 Mt CO2e 3,796.9 Mt CO2e
2015 19.7 Mt CO2e 3,794.3 Mt CO2e
2014 19.4 Mt CO2e 3,750.3 Mt CO2e
2013 19.5 Mt CO2e 3,895.3 Mt CO2e
2012 20.6 Mt CO2e 3,979.9 Mt CO2e
2011 20.6 Mt CO2e 4,051.8 Mt CO2e
2010 20.2 Mt CO2e 4,168.8 Mt CO2e
2009 19.3 Mt CO2e 4,091.3 Mt CO2e
2008 23.3 Mt CO2e 4,391.1 Mt CO2e
2007 24.2 Mt CO2e 4,487.2 Mt CO2e
2006 22.3 Mt CO2e 4,539.9 Mt CO2e
2005 21.9 Mt CO2e 4,537.1 Mt CO2e
2004 21.1 Mt CO2e 4,562.0 Mt CO2e
2003 20.3 Mt CO2e 4,559.1 Mt CO2e
2002 20.1 Mt CO2e 4,483.3 Mt CO2e
2001 19.7 Mt CO2e 4,496.1 Mt CO2e
2000 18.9 Mt CO2e 4,448.8 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.4% from 17.9 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 19.4 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −5.4%.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2024, Lithuania has the 24th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,017.2 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
env_air_gge · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=MIO_T airpol=GHG src_crf=TOTX4_MEMO
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Lithuania
Provider update
2 June 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat