Lithuania vs Niger: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Lithuania
34,107 tonnes
in 2024
Niger
36,559 tonnes
in 2024
Lithuania rank
106th
Niger rank
105th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Lithuania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 36,559 tonnes against 34,107 tonnes in Lithuania, a difference of 2,452 tonnes.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 106th and Niger ranks 105th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 814,239 tonnes | -709.89 tonnes | 814,949 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 891,618 tonnes | 16,846 tonnes | 874,773 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 1.20 million tonnes | 28,555 tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 159,692 tonnes | 55,797 tonnes | 103,895 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1990s | -2.34 million tonnes | -35,232 tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2000s | -62,047 tonnes | 27,054 tonnes | 89,102 tonnes | Niger |
| 2010s | 81,822 tonnes | 156,118 tonnes | 74,297 tonnes | Niger |
| 2020s | -221,166 tonnes | 131,319 tonnes | 352,485 tonnes | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Lithuania or Niger?
- Niger, at 36,559 tonnes against 34,107 tonnes in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Lithuania and Niger?
- 2,452 tonnes, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Niger rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Lithuania ranks 106th and Niger ranks 105th 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.