Central African Republic vs Lithuania: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Central African Republic
1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lithuania
1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
6th
Lithuania rank
7th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Central African Republic
- Lithuania
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lithuania, a difference of 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lithuania ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 6th and Lithuania ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 11 and Lithuania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 0.2392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 0.289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 0.3646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 0.4098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 0.478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 1910s | 0.6676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 1920s | 0.9911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 1930s | 0.9494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 1940s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 1950s | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0765 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, Central African Republic or Lithuania?
- Central African Republic, at 1.88 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 Central African Republic and Lithuania?
- 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lithuania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Lithuania rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Central African Republic ranks 6th 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.