Azerbaijan vs Latvia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Azerbaijan
2.65 million tonnes
in 2024
Latvia
2.95 million tonnes
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
83rd
Latvia rank
81st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Azerbaijan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.95 million tonnes against 2.65 million tonnes in Azerbaijan, a difference of 293,120 tonnes.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 83rd and Latvia ranks 81st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 6 and Latvia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.90 million tonnes | 11.04 million tonnes | 7.14 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1860s | 4.03 million tonnes | 10.41 million tonnes | 6.39 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1870s | 4.07 million tonnes | 10.35 million tonnes | 6.27 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1880s | 4.31 million tonnes | 10.59 million tonnes | 6.28 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1890s | 4.28 million tonnes | 10.77 million tonnes | 6.50 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1900s | 4.32 million tonnes | 11.09 million tonnes | 6.77 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1910s | 3.99 million tonnes | 8.30 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1920s | 3.62 million tonnes | 6.73 million tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1930s | 3.59 million tonnes | 4.99 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1940s | 2.34 million tonnes | 2.36 million tonnes | 19,435 tonnes | Latvia |
| 1950s | 7.50 million tonnes | 3.58 million tonnes | 3.92 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 3.02 million tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | 328,907 tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 1.15 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1980s | 659,964 tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1990s | 2.51 million tonnes | -3.62 million tonnes | 6.13 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 2.19 million tonnes | -3.21 million tonnes | 5.40 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 4.48 million tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 3.41 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 2.87 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 658,142 tonnes | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Azerbaijan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2.95 million tonnes against 2.65 million tonnes in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Azerbaijan and Latvia?
- 293,120 tonnes, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Latvia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Azerbaijan ranks 83rd and Latvia ranks 81st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual 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 in tonnes.