Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Lithuania
Lithuania: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -4.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Lithuania, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Lithuania stood at -4.1%.
The figure is up 20.5% on the previous year and down 122.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Lithuania peaked at 22.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -25.2%, in 1995.
That places Lithuania 154th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.1% | — |
| 1992 | -9.6% | +740.6% |
| 1993 | -16.3% | +68.9% |
| 1994 | -23.4% | +43.7% |
| 1995 | -25.2% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | -21.8% | -13.6% |
| 1997 | -20.5% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | -17.1% | -16.6% |
| 1999 | -18.8% | +10.0% |
| 2000 | -16.5% | -12.0% |
| 2001 | -16.1% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | -13.4% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | -12.2% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | -9.0% | -26.2% |
| 2005 | -4.9% | -45.7% |
| 2006 | -5.8% | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -194.4% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +152.2% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -52.2% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +147.1% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -32.5% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +36.6% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -91.9% |
| 2023 | -5.2% | -523.1% |
| 2024 | -4.1% | -20.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's -4.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.7%. (77 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's -4.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -17.2%, 24% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -740.6% | -1.1% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | -523.1% | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | +194.4% | -5.8% | 5.4% |
| 2008 | +152.2% | 5.4% | 13.7% |
| 2011 | +147.1% | 7.4% | 18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -17.1% | -25.2% | -1.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | -5.2% | -16.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 7.4% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | -5.2% | 18.8% | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.889 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.41 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.1849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Lithuania?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Lithuania was -4.1% 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.2% in 1995.
- How does Lithuania rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Lithuania ranks 154th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 122.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.