Kenya vs Lithuania: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Kenya
39,712 tonnes
in 2024
Lithuania
34,107 tonnes
in 2024
Kenya rank
104th
Lithuania rank
106th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Kenya
- Lithuania
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 39,712 tonnes against 34,107 tonnes in Lithuania, a difference of 5,605 tonnes.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Lithuania ahead.
Kenya ranks 104th and Lithuania ranks 106th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Lithuania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 144,382 tonnes | 814,239 tonnes | 669,857 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 91,836 tonnes | 891,618 tonnes | 799,782 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 189,811 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 13,978 tonnes | 159,692 tonnes | 145,715 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 485,617 tonnes | -2.34 million tonnes | 2.82 million tonnes | Kenya |
| 2000s | 216,427 tonnes | -62,047 tonnes | 278,474 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2010s | 597,407 tonnes | 81,822 tonnes | 515,585 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2020s | 613,310 tonnes | -221,166 tonnes | 834,477 tonnes | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Kenya or Lithuania?
- Kenya, at 39,712 tonnes against 34,107 tonnes in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Kenya and Lithuania?
- 5,605 tonnes, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lithuania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Lithuania rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Kenya ranks 104th 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.