Ireland vs Latvia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Ireland
-257,316 tonnes
in 2024
Latvia
-127,994 tonnes
in 2024
Ireland rank
179th
Latvia rank
176th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Ireland
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports -127,994 tonnes against -257,316 tonnes in Ireland, a difference of 129,322 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 52 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Latvia ahead.
Ireland ranks 179th and Latvia ranks 176th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Latvia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 4,993 tonnes | 4,993 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1910s | 4,275 tonnes | -99,074 tonnes | 103,349 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1920s | 471,610 tonnes | 57,044 tonnes | 414,566 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1930s | 153,051 tonnes | 191,601 tonnes | 38,550 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1940s | -318,474 tonnes | 138,607 tonnes | 457,081 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1950s | 396,735 tonnes | 521,726 tonnes | 124,992 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1960s | 618,222 tonnes | 571,671 tonnes | 46,551 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1970s | 890,483 tonnes | 751,098 tonnes | 139,384 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1980s | 266,188 tonnes | -456,689 tonnes | 722,877 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.24 million tonnes | -1.02 million tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2000s | -26,323 tonnes | -26,166 tonnes | 156.4 tonnes | Latvia |
| 2010s | -497,724 tonnes | 17,725 tonnes | 515,449 tonnes | Latvia |
| 2020s | -777,842 tonnes | -234,313 tonnes | 543,529 tonnes | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Ireland or Latvia?
- Latvia, at -127,994 tonnes against -257,316 tonnes in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Ireland and Latvia?
- 129,322 tonnes, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latvia?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Latvia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Ireland ranks 179th 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.