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

Latvia
0.1289 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Niger
0.1292 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Latvia rank
128th
Niger rank
127th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Latvia
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.1292 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1289 kilograms per international-$ in Latvia, a difference of 0.0003 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 128th and Niger ranks 127th of 164 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6074 kilograms per international-$ 0.0608 kilograms per international-$ 0.5466 kilograms per international-$ Latvia
1980s 0.5966 kilograms per international-$ 0.1253 kilograms per international-$ 0.4713 kilograms per international-$ Latvia
1990s 0.4401 kilograms per international-$ 0.0881 kilograms per international-$ 0.352 kilograms per international-$ Latvia
2000s 0.2214 kilograms per international-$ 0.0771 kilograms per international-$ 0.1443 kilograms per international-$ Latvia
2010s 0.1779 kilograms per international-$ 0.1178 kilograms per international-$ 0.0601 kilograms per international-$ Latvia
2020s 0.1392 kilograms per international-$ 0.1278 kilograms per international-$ 0.0113 kilograms per international-$ Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Latvia or Niger?
Niger, at 0.1292 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1289 kilograms per international-$ in Latvia as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Latvia and Niger?
0.0003 kilograms per international-$, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Niger?
44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
How do Latvia and Niger rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Latvia ranks 128th and Niger ranks 127th 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
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).