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