Georgia vs Latvia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Georgia
-137,945 tonnes
in 2024
Latvia
-127,994 tonnes
in 2024
Georgia rank
177th
Latvia rank
176th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Georgia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports -127,994 tonnes against -137,945 tonnes in Georgia, a difference of 9,951 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 44 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Latvia ahead.
Georgia ranks 177th and Latvia ranks 176th of 215 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 5 and Latvia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 108 tonnes | 196 tonnes | 88 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1860s | 1,128 tonnes | 2,042 tonnes | 913.9 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1870s | 3,096 tonnes | 5,606 tonnes | 2,510 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1880s | 4,426 tonnes | 8,012 tonnes | 3,587 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1890s | 15,667 tonnes | 28,365 tonnes | 12,698 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1900s | 11,780 tonnes | 21,327 tonnes | 9,547 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1910s | -23,719 tonnes | -42,943 tonnes | 19,224 tonnes | Georgia |
| 1920s | 29,277 tonnes | 53,544 tonnes | 24,267 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1930s | 106,258 tonnes | 191,601 tonnes | 85,343 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1940s | 74,136 tonnes | 138,607 tonnes | 64,471 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1950s | 283,623 tonnes | 521,726 tonnes | 238,104 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1960s | 317,651 tonnes | 571,671 tonnes | 254,020 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1970s | 421,254 tonnes | 751,098 tonnes | 329,844 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1980s | 259,567 tonnes | -456,689 tonnes | 716,256 tonnes | Georgia |
| 1990s | -1.08 million tonnes | -1.02 million tonnes | 57,231 tonnes | Latvia |
| 2000s | 192,476 tonnes | -26,166 tonnes | 218,642 tonnes | Georgia |
| 2010s | 434,652 tonnes | 17,725 tonnes | 416,927 tonnes | Georgia |
| 2020s | 253,433 tonnes | -234,313 tonnes | 487,746 tonnes | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Georgia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at -127,994 tonnes against -137,945 tonnes in Georgia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Georgia and Latvia?
- 9,951 tonnes, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Latvia?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2024.
- How do Georgia and Latvia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Georgia ranks 177th and Latvia ranks 176th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.