Latvia vs Taiwan: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Latvia
-1.9%
in 2024
Taiwan
-1.8%
in 2024
Latvia rank
186th
Taiwan rank
184th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Latvia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports -1.8% against -1.9% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 48 times across 128 shared years of data; in 1897 it was Taiwan ahead.
Latvia ranks 186th and Taiwan ranks 184th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 14.6% | 464.1% | 449.5% | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 4.3% | 21.6% | 17.2% | Taiwan |
| 1910s | -7.0% | 20.0% | 27.1% | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 13.7% | 4.3% | 9.4% | Latvia |
| 1930s | 13.8% | 6.0% | 7.8% | Latvia |
| 1940s | 7.1% | -0.8% | 8.0% | Latvia |
| 1950s | 8.6% | 10.2% | 1.6% | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 4.9% | 9.1% | 4.2% | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 11.4% | 7.3% | Taiwan |
| 1980s | -2.0% | 4.6% | 6.6% | Taiwan |
| 1990s | -7.7% | 6.1% | 13.8% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | -0.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | -3.2% | -0.9% | 2.3% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Latvia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at -1.8% against -1.9% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Latvia and Taiwan?
- 0.1%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Taiwan?
- 128 years are reported by both, from 1897 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Taiwan rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Latvia ranks 186th and Taiwan ranks 184th 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.