Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Lithuania
Lithuania: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste was 0.0868 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Lithuania, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 0.0868 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Lithuania peaked at 0.0938 Mt CO2e in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.049 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Lithuania 118th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.049 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0495 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0501 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0506 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0526 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0535 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0529 Mt CO2e | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0522 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0531 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0539 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0532 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0536 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0539 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0543 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0553 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0568 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0574 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0585 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0591 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0596 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.062 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0565 Mt CO2e | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0585 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0569 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0589 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0592 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0601 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.059 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0603 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.061 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0622 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0621 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0622 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0641 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0658 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0672 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0681 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0694 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0694 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.068 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0668 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0658 Mt CO2e | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0667 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0688 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0696 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0697 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0831 Mt CO2e | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0835 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0938 Mt CO2e | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0919 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0895 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.087 Mt CO2e | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0858 Mt CO2e | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0863 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0868 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.0868 Mt CO2e is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0866 Mt CO2e, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.0868 Mt CO2e is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1763 Mt CO2e, 49% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0517 Mt CO2e | 0.049 Mt CO2e | 0.0539 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0562 Mt CO2e | 0.0532 Mt CO2e | 0.0596 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0592 Mt CO2e | 0.0565 Mt CO2e | 0.062 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0658 Mt CO2e | 0.0621 Mt CO2e | 0.0694 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.076 Mt CO2e | 0.0658 Mt CO2e | 0.0938 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0871 Mt CO2e | 0.0858 Mt CO2e | 0.0895 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Lithuania?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Lithuania was 0.0868 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0938 Mt CO2e in 2018.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.049 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Lithuania rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?
- Lithuania ranks 118th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).