Belarus vs Lithuania: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Belarus
1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lithuania
1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belarus rank
9th
Lithuania rank
7th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Belarus
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belarus, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 9th and Lithuania ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 15 and Lithuania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1860s | 0.6152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1870s | 0.6952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1880s | 0.8281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1890s | 0.8401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1900s | 0.8069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1910s | 0.8749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1920s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1930s | 0.9127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1940s | 0.9744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1950s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1960s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1970s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1980s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 1990s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belarus |
| 2000s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Belarus or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Belarus and Lithuania?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Lithuania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Lithuania rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Belarus ranks 9th 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.