Benin vs Lithuania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Benin
1.60 billion tonnes
in 2024
Lithuania
1.39 billion tonnes
in 2024
Benin rank
75th
Lithuania rank
78th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Benin
- Lithuania
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1.60 billion tonnes against 1.39 billion tonnes in Lithuania, a difference of 210.60 million tonnes.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lithuania ahead.
Benin ranks 75th and Lithuania ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -23.12 million tonnes | 120.35 million tonnes | 143.47 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1860s | -61.94 million tonnes | 337.47 million tonnes | 399.41 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1870s | -84.28 million tonnes | 547.46 million tonnes | 631.74 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1880s | -95.65 million tonnes | 759.41 million tonnes | 855.05 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1890s | -101.89 million tonnes | 974.08 million tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1900s | -105.09 million tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1910s | -106.35 million tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | 1.48 billion tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1920s | -103.97 million tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | 1.60 billion tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1930s | -92.64 million tonnes | 1.62 billion tonnes | 1.71 billion tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1940s | -51.56 million tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 1.79 billion tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 11.06 million tonnes | 1.76 billion tonnes | 1.75 billion tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 90.43 million tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 1.58 billion tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 237.96 million tonnes | 1.58 billion tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 375.60 million tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | 1.15 billion tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 564.48 million tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 951.86 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 931.37 million tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | 522.69 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | 169.30 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1.51 billion tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | 121.17 million tonnes | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Benin or Lithuania?
- Benin, at 1.60 billion tonnes against 1.39 billion tonnes in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Benin and Lithuania?
- 210.60 million tonnes, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lithuania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Lithuania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Benin ranks 75th and Lithuania ranks 78th of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.