Latvia vs Portugal: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Latvia
3.45 tonnes per person
in 2024
Portugal
3.41 tonnes per person
in 2024
Latvia rank
102nd
Portugal rank
103rd
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Latvia
- Portugal
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 3.45 tonnes per person against 3.41 tonnes per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 103rd of 213 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0341 tonnes per person | 0.1377 tonnes per person | 0.1036 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.0742 tonnes per person | 0.2443 tonnes per person | 0.1701 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.1429 tonnes per person | 0.3439 tonnes per person | 0.201 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.2368 tonnes per person | 0.4892 tonnes per person | 0.2524 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.2809 tonnes per person | 0.4768 tonnes per person | 0.1959 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.235 tonnes per person | 0.4814 tonnes per person | 0.2465 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 1930s | 1.03 tonnes per person | 0.5861 tonnes per person | 0.4459 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1940s | 1.45 tonnes per person | 0.5033 tonnes per person | 0.9506 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1950s | 3.34 tonnes per person | 0.7516 tonnes per person | 2.59 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1960s | 5.46 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 4.21 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1970s | 7.98 tonnes per person | 2.23 tonnes per person | 5.75 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1980s | 8.66 tonnes per person | 3.05 tonnes per person | 5.61 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1990s | 4.6 tonnes per person | 5.27 tonnes per person | 0.669 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.46 tonnes per person | 6.17 tonnes per person | 2.71 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.79 tonnes per person | 4.87 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3.6 tonnes per person | 3.77 tonnes per person | 0.1705 tonnes per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Latvia or Portugal?
- Latvia, at 3.45 tonnes per person against 3.41 tonnes per person in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Latvia and Portugal?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Portugal?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Portugal rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Latvia ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 103rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.