Denmark vs Latvia: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Denmark
-1.6%
in 2024
Latvia
-1.9%
in 2024
Denmark rank
183rd
Latvia rank
186th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Denmark
- Latvia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports -1.6% against -1.9% in Latvia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 88 times across 166 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 183rd and Latvia ranks 186th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Latvia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 27.6% | 6.1% | 21.5% | Denmark |
| 1860s | 6.7% | 31.1% | 24.4% | Latvia |
| 1870s | 6.0% | 13.6% | 7.6% | Latvia |
| 1880s | 6.4% | 7.3% | 0.9% | Latvia |
| 1890s | 6.1% | 10.9% | 4.8% | Latvia |
| 1900s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1.1% | -7.0% | 8.2% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 7.7% | 13.7% | 6.1% | Latvia |
| 1930s | 1.0% | 13.8% | 12.8% | Latvia |
| 1940s | 2.1% | 7.1% | 5.0% | Latvia |
| 1950s | 4.8% | 8.6% | 3.8% | Latvia |
| 1960s | 8.7% | 4.9% | 3.8% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 4.2% | 3.5% | Latvia |
| 1980s | -2.2% | -2.0% | 0.2% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 2.5% | -7.7% | 10.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | -1.5% | -0.2% | 1.3% | Latvia |
| 2010s | -4.3% | 0.4% | 4.7% | Latvia |
| 2020s | -1.6% | -3.2% | 1.5% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Denmark or Latvia?
- Denmark, at -1.6% against -1.9% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Denmark and Latvia?
- 0.3%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Latvia?
- 166 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Latvia rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Denmark ranks 183rd 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.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.