What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by source between Estonia and Latvia?

83,460 tonnes, with Estonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Latvia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source

Estonia

2.49 million tonnes

in 2024

Latvia

2.41 million tonnes

in 2024

Estonia rank

40th

Latvia rank

41st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source over time

Estonia
Latvia

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 2.49 million tonnes against 2.41 million tonnes in Latvia, a difference of 83,460 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.

Estonia ranks 40th and Latvia ranks 41st of 46 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	389,763 tonnes	1.11 million tonnes	716,025 tonnes	Latvia
2000s	854,856 tonnes	1.55 million tonnes	694,501 tonnes	Latvia
2010s	1.71 million tonnes	1.85 million tonnes	139,222 tonnes	Latvia
2020s	2.37 million tonnes	2.25 million tonnes	111,202 tonnes	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by source, Estonia or Latvia?: Estonia, at 2.49 million tonnes against 2.41 million tonnes in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by source between Estonia and Latvia?: 83,460 tonnes, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by source?: Estonia ranks 40th and Latvia ranks 41st of 46 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 46 places, 1,734 data points, 1904–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from other industry sources since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.