Latvia vs South Africa: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Latvia
0.1%
in 2024
South Africa
0.1%
in 2024
Latvia rank
81st
South Africa rank
78th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Latvia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Latvia |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 0.7% | 0.8% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Latvia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Latvia and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and South Africa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and South Africa rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Latvia ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 78th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.