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
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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About this data
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.