Kuwait vs Lithuania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Kuwait
40.60 million tonnes
in 2024
Lithuania
49.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Kuwait rank
78th
Lithuania rank
75th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Kuwait
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 49.36 million tonnes against 40.60 million tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 8.77 million tonnes.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
Across all 79 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 78th and Lithuania ranks 75th of 211 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 529,473 tonnes | 529,473 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 0 tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 4.77 million tonnes | 4.77 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 364,904 tonnes | 12.49 million tonnes | 12.13 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 4.82 million tonnes | 25.05 million tonnes | 20.23 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 9.63 million tonnes | 36.64 million tonnes | 27.01 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 16.93 million tonnes | 40.32 million tonnes | 23.38 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 27.23 million tonnes | 44.31 million tonnes | 17.08 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 37.67 million tonnes | 48.26 million tonnes | 10.59 million tonnes | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Kuwait or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 49.36 million tonnes against 40.60 million tonnes in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Kuwait and Lithuania?
- 8.77 million tonnes, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lithuania?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Lithuania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Kuwait ranks 78th and Lithuania ranks 75th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.