Lithuania vs Zimbabwe: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Lithuania
4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zimbabwe
5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lithuania rank
85th
Zimbabwe rank
82nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Lithuania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lithuania, a difference of 290,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 85th and Zimbabwe ranks 82nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 16 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 557,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 201,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 356,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 594,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 215,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 378,983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 744,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 262,758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 481,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 974,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 333,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 641,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 378,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 709,952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 429,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 719,444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 552,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 824,288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 795,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 952,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 872,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 859,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 128,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 406,618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 4.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 6.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 6.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 4.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 789,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 6.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 532,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 501,476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Lithuania or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Lithuania and Zimbabwe?
- 290,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Zimbabwe rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Lithuania ranks 85th and Zimbabwe ranks 82nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.