Greece vs Lithuania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Greece
1.37 billion tonnes
in 2024
Lithuania
1.39 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
80th
Lithuania rank
78th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Greece
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 1.39 billion tonnes against 1.37 billion tonnes in Greece, a difference of 21.54 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lithuania ahead.
Greece ranks 80th and Lithuania ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Lithuania in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 56.51 million tonnes | 120.35 million tonnes | 63.84 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 164.46 million tonnes | 337.47 million tonnes | 173.01 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 284.23 million tonnes | 547.46 million tonnes | 263.23 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 420.60 million tonnes | 759.41 million tonnes | 338.80 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 568.28 million tonnes | 974.08 million tonnes | 405.80 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 708.64 million tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | 481.35 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 828.09 million tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | 544.94 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 963.63 million tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | 532.94 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 1.16 billion tonnes | 1.62 billion tonnes | 460.24 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 1.35 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 389.42 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 1.50 billion tonnes | 1.76 billion tonnes | 265.48 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 1.61 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 57.76 million tonnes | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 1.68 billion tonnes | 1.58 billion tonnes | 102.03 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.71 billion tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | 181.03 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.73 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 209.53 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | 219.45 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.55 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | 143.52 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.41 billion tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | 16.56 million tonnes | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Greece or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 1.39 billion tonnes against 1.37 billion tonnes in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Greece and Lithuania?
- 21.54 million tonnes, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Lithuania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Lithuania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Greece ranks 80th 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.