Denmark vs Lithuania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Denmark
1.38 billion tonnes
in 2024
Lithuania
1.39 billion tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
79th
Lithuania rank
78th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Denmark
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 1.39 billion tonnes against 1.38 billion tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 12.19 million tonnes.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 79th and Lithuania ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 48.65 million tonnes | 120.35 million tonnes | 71.70 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 146.15 million tonnes | 337.47 million tonnes | 191.32 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 246.70 million tonnes | 547.46 million tonnes | 300.76 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 348.92 million tonnes | 759.41 million tonnes | 410.48 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 457.35 million tonnes | 974.08 million tonnes | 516.73 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 582.82 million tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | 607.17 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 734.87 million tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | 638.15 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 902.14 million tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | 594.43 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 1.05 billion tonnes | 1.62 billion tonnes | 572.84 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 1.16 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 579.31 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 1.25 billion tonnes | 1.76 billion tonnes | 517.33 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 1.32 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 344.70 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 1.35 billion tonnes | 1.58 billion tonnes | 227.79 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 1.35 billion tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | 175.16 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 174.64 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 1.33 billion tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | 124.79 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 1.36 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | 48.07 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1.37 billion tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | 18.41 million tonnes | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Denmark or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 1.39 billion tonnes against 1.38 billion tonnes in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Denmark and Lithuania?
- 12.19 million tonnes, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lithuania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Lithuania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Denmark ranks 79th 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.