Canada vs Latvia: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Canada
-2.2%
in 2024
Latvia
-1.9%
in 2024
Canada rank
189th
Latvia rank
186th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Canada
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports -1.9% against -2.2% in Canada, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 82 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Latvia ahead.
Canada ranks 189th and Latvia ranks 186th of 215 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 11 and Latvia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.9% | Latvia |
| 1850s | 19.4% | 6.1% | 13.4% | Canada |
| 1860s | 11.2% | 31.1% | 20.0% | Latvia |
| 1870s | 14.8% | 13.6% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1880s | 22.7% | 7.3% | 15.4% | Canada |
| 1890s | 5.7% | 10.9% | 5.2% | Latvia |
| 1900s | 9.3% | 4.3% | 5.0% | Canada |
| 1910s | 6.2% | -7.0% | 13.3% | Canada |
| 1920s | 3.6% | 13.7% | 10.1% | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 13.8% | 13.7% | Latvia |
| 1940s | 4.6% | 7.1% | 2.6% | Latvia |
| 1950s | 2.5% | 8.6% | 6.1% | Latvia |
| 1960s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 4.2% | 0.4% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.5% | -2.0% | 2.5% | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.6% | -7.7% | 9.4% | Canada |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -3.2% | 1.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Canada or Latvia?
- Latvia, at -1.9% against -2.2% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Canada and Latvia?
- 0.3%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latvia?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Latvia rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Canada ranks 189th and Latvia ranks 186th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.