Afghanistan vs Lithuania: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Afghanistan
15.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lithuania
15.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
109th
Lithuania rank
111th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Afghanistan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 15.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 15.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lithuania, a difference of 793,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 109th and Lithuania ranks 111th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 646,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 608,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 684,912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 701,119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 736,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 859,753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 795,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 320,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 862,288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 672,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 936,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 975,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 2.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 4.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 13.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 15.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Afghanistan or Lithuania?
- Afghanistan, at 15.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 15.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Afghanistan and Lithuania?
- 793,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lithuania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Lithuania rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Afghanistan ranks 109th and Lithuania ranks 111th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.