Congo vs Latvia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

Congo
456.34 tonnes per person
in 2024
Latvia
495.25 tonnes per person
in 2024
Congo rank
21st
Latvia rank
18th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 495.25 tonnes per person against 456.34 tonnes per person in Congo, a difference of 38.91 tonnes per person.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 21st and Latvia ranks 18th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Latvia Difference Ahead
1960s 1,701 tonnes per person 409.92 tonnes per person 1,291 tonnes per person Congo
1970s 1,351 tonnes per person 385.85 tonnes per person 964.68 tonnes per person Congo
1980s 1,088 tonnes per person 373.25 tonnes per person 714.75 tonnes per person Congo
1990s 852 tonnes per person 383.8 tonnes per person 468.2 tonnes per person Congo
2000s 687.47 tonnes per person 403.2 tonnes per person 284.27 tonnes per person Congo
2010s 540.49 tonnes per person 454.96 tonnes per person 85.53 tonnes per person Congo
2020s 473.17 tonnes per person 488.15 tonnes per person 14.98 tonnes per person Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Congo or Latvia?
Latvia, at 495.25 tonnes per person against 456.34 tonnes per person in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Congo and Latvia?
38.91 tonnes per person, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Latvia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and Latvia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Congo ranks 21st and Latvia ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.