Ireland vs Lithuania: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Ireland
1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lithuania
1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
10th
Lithuania rank
7th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ireland
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 10th and Lithuania ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2249 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, Ireland or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Ireland and Lithuania?
- 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lithuania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Lithuania rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ireland ranks 10th 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.