Gambia vs Lithuania: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Gambia
30,139 tonnes
in 2024
Lithuania
34,107 tonnes
in 2024
Gambia rank
109th
Lithuania rank
106th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Gambia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 34,107 tonnes against 30,139 tonnes in Gambia, a difference of 3,968 tonnes.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Lithuania ahead.
Gambia ranks 109th and Lithuania ranks 106th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 407.11 tonnes | 814,239 tonnes | 813,832 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 2,931 tonnes | 891,618 tonnes | 888,687 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 9,893 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 3,298 tonnes | 159,692 tonnes | 156,395 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 9,526 tonnes | -2.34 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | Gambia |
| 2000s | 9,893 tonnes | -62,047 tonnes | 71,940 tonnes | Gambia |
| 2010s | 33,709 tonnes | 81,822 tonnes | 48,113 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 18,392 tonnes | -221,166 tonnes | 239,558 tonnes | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Gambia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 34,107 tonnes against 30,139 tonnes in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Gambia and Lithuania?
- 3,968 tonnes, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lithuania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Lithuania rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Gambia ranks 109th and Lithuania ranks 106th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.