Albania vs Latvia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Albania
0.1244 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Latvia
0.1289 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Albania rank
129th
Latvia rank
128th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Albania
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.1289 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1244 kilograms per international-$ in Albania, a difference of 0.0045 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 129th and Latvia ranks 128th of 164 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Latvia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6356 kilograms per international-$ 0.6074 kilograms per international-$ 0.0282 kilograms per international-$ Albania
1980s 0.6656 kilograms per international-$ 0.5966 kilograms per international-$ 0.0689 kilograms per international-$ Albania
1990s 0.2442 kilograms per international-$ 0.4401 kilograms per international-$ 0.1959 kilograms per international-$ Latvia
2000s 0.1983 kilograms per international-$ 0.2214 kilograms per international-$ 0.0231 kilograms per international-$ Latvia
2010s 0.1739 kilograms per international-$ 0.1779 kilograms per international-$ 0.004 kilograms per international-$ Latvia
2020s 0.141 kilograms per international-$ 0.1392 kilograms per international-$ 0.0019 kilograms per international-$ Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Albania or Latvia?
Latvia, at 0.1289 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1244 kilograms per international-$ in Albania as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Albania and Latvia?
0.0045 kilograms per international-$, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Latvia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
How do Albania and Latvia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Albania ranks 129th and Latvia ranks 128th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).