Estonia vs Latvia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Estonia
1.80 billion tonnes
in 2024
Latvia
1.84 billion tonnes
in 2024
Estonia rank
104th
Latvia rank
103rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Estonia
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.84 billion tonnes against 1.80 billion tonnes in Estonia, a difference of 39.00 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 169 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 104th and Latvia ranks 103rd of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Latvia Difference Ahead
1850s 35.70 million tonnes 27.71 million tonnes 7.99 million tonnes Estonia
1860s 113.15 million tonnes 102.13 million tonnes 11.01 million tonnes Estonia
1870s 191.32 million tonnes 205.80 million tonnes 14.48 million tonnes Latvia
1880s 250.34 million tonnes 311.33 million tonnes 60.99 million tonnes Latvia
1890s 297.76 million tonnes 420.34 million tonnes 122.59 million tonnes Latvia
1900s 339.22 million tonnes 534.06 million tonnes 194.85 million tonnes Latvia
1910s 376.49 million tonnes 638.20 million tonnes 261.71 million tonnes Latvia
1920s 404.73 million tonnes 715.80 million tonnes 311.07 million tonnes Latvia
1930s 438.01 million tonnes 785.33 million tonnes 347.32 million tonnes Latvia
1940s 480.11 million tonnes 846.89 million tonnes 366.77 million tonnes Latvia
1950s 537.01 million tonnes 916.60 million tonnes 379.59 million tonnes Latvia
1960s 623.83 million tonnes 1.05 billion tonnes 426.49 million tonnes Latvia
1970s 812.29 million tonnes 1.23 billion tonnes 422.07 million tonnes Latvia
1980s 1.12 billion tonnes 1.48 billion tonnes 355.10 million tonnes Latvia
1990s 1.40 billion tonnes 1.65 billion tonnes 247.32 million tonnes Latvia
2000s 1.53 billion tonnes 1.68 billion tonnes 146.20 million tonnes Latvia
2010s 1.68 billion tonnes 1.75 billion tonnes 68.09 million tonnes Latvia
2020s 1.78 billion tonnes 1.82 billion tonnes 38.57 million tonnes Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Estonia or Latvia?
Latvia, at 1.84 billion tonnes against 1.80 billion tonnes in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Estonia and Latvia?
39.00 million tonnes, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
169 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Estonia ranks 104th and Latvia ranks 103rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
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
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.