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
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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

Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.