Italy vs Latvia: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Italy
7.21 tonnes per person
in 2023
Latvia
7.1 tonnes per person
in 2023
Italy rank
38th
Latvia rank
40th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Italy
- Latvia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 7.21 tonnes per person against 7.1 tonnes per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 38th and Latvia ranks 40th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.73 tonnes per person | 5.84 tonnes per person | 3.89 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 10.18 tonnes per person | 6.73 tonnes per person | 3.45 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 8.26 tonnes per person | 6.8 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 7.31 tonnes per person | 7.42 tonnes per person | 0.1112 tonnes per person | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Italy or Latvia?
- Italy, at 7.21 tonnes per person against 7.1 tonnes per person in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Italy and Latvia?
- 0.11 tonnes per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latvia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Latvia rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Italy ranks 38th and Latvia ranks 40th of 120 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.