Australia vs Lithuania: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Australia
2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lithuania
1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Australia rank
4th
Lithuania rank
7th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Australia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lithuania, a difference of 0.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 4th and Lithuania ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1860s | 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1870s | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1880s | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1890s | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1900s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1910s | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1920s | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1930s | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1940s | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1950s | 4.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1960s | 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 4.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Australia or Lithuania?
- Australia, at 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Australia and Lithuania?
- 0.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lithuania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Lithuania rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Australia ranks 4th and Lithuania ranks 7th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.