Ghana vs Lithuania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Ghana
2.69 billion tonnes
in 2024
Lithuania
2.87 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ghana rank
87th
Lithuania rank
84th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Ghana
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 2.87 billion tonnes against 2.69 billion tonnes in Ghana, a difference of 178.41 million tonnes.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 87th and Lithuania ranks 84th of 194 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 398.73 million tonnes | 1.79 billion tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 987.31 million tonnes | 1.84 billion tonnes | 856.75 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 2.00 billion tonnes | 859.35 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 1.37 billion tonnes | 2.30 billion tonnes | 934.64 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 1.72 billion tonnes | 2.59 billion tonnes | 869.88 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 2.08 billion tonnes | 2.67 billion tonnes | 588.85 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 2.37 billion tonnes | 2.76 billion tonnes | 387.08 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 2.62 billion tonnes | 2.84 billion tonnes | 222.32 million tonnes | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Ghana or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 2.87 billion tonnes against 2.69 billion tonnes in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Ghana and Lithuania?
- 178.41 million tonnes, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lithuania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Lithuania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Ghana ranks 87th and Lithuania ranks 84th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.