Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Lithuania
Lithuania: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector was 1,156 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Lithuania, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 1,156 kilograms per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Lithuania peaked at 1,316 kilograms per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 857.45 kilograms per person, in 1995.
That places Lithuania 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 993.92 kilograms per person | 857.45 kilograms per person | 1,269 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 988.91 kilograms per person | 912.75 kilograms per person | 1,072 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,203 kilograms per person | 1,091 kilograms per person | 1,277 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,238 kilograms per person | 1,156 kilograms per person | 1,316 kilograms per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Lithuania?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Lithuania was 1,156 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,316 kilograms per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 857.45 kilograms per person in 1995.
- How does Lithuania rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector?
- Lithuania ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.