Iraq vs Latvia: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Iraq
5.12 tonnes per person
in 2024
Latvia
5.04 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
60th
Latvia rank
63rd

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Iraq
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 5.12 tonnes per person against 5.04 tonnes per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latvia ahead.

Iraq ranks 60th and Latvia ranks 63rd of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Latvia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.62 tonnes per person 6.67 tonnes per person 4.04 tonnes per person Latvia
1970s 3.68 tonnes per person 8.87 tonnes per person 5.19 tonnes per person Latvia
1980s 3.11 tonnes per person 9.44 tonnes per person 6.33 tonnes per person Latvia
1990s 3.3 tonnes per person 3.08 tonnes per person 0.2167 tonnes per person Iraq
2000s 3.45 tonnes per person 2.08 tonnes per person 1.37 tonnes per person Iraq
2010s 4.29 tonnes per person 4.35 tonnes per person 0.0544 tonnes per person Latvia
2020s 4.77 tonnes per person 4.78 tonnes per person 0.0044 tonnes per person Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Iraq or Latvia?
Iraq, at 5.12 tonnes per person against 5.04 tonnes per person in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Iraq and Latvia?
0.08 tonnes per person, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Latvia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Latvia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Iraq ranks 60th and Latvia ranks 63rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.