Estonia vs Lithuania: Average ammonium concentration in freshwater
Estonia
0.036 milligrams per litre
in 2021
Lithuania
0.0378 milligrams per litre
in 2021
Estonia rank
24th
Lithuania rank
23rd
Average ammonium concentration in freshwater over time
- Estonia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.0378 milligrams per litre against 0.036 milligrams per litre in Estonia, a difference of 0.0018 milligrams per litre.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 24th and Lithuania ranks 23rd of 32 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0914 milligrams per litre | 0.095 milligrams per litre | 0.0036 milligrams per litre | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.0564 milligrams per litre | 0.0912 milligrams per litre | 0.0348 milligrams per litre | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.0375 milligrams per litre | 0.0433 milligrams per litre | 0.0058 milligrams per litre | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.0367 milligrams per litre | 0.0375 milligrams per litre | 0.0008 milligrams per litre | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average ammonium concentration in freshwater, Estonia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 0.0378 milligrams per litre against 0.036 milligrams per litre in Estonia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in average ammonium concentration in freshwater between Estonia and Lithuania?
- 0.0018 milligrams per litre, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
- How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for average ammonium concentration in freshwater?
- Estonia ranks 24th and Lithuania ranks 23rd of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Environment Agency (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average ammonium concentration in freshwater. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual concentration of ammonium in lakes.