Afghanistan vs Latvia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Afghanistan
862.50 million tonnes
in 2024
Latvia
924.19 million tonnes
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
95th
Latvia rank
92nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Afghanistan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 924.19 million tonnes against 862.50 million tonnes in Afghanistan, a difference of 61.69 million tonnes.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 95th and Latvia ranks 92nd of 197 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 15.84 million tonnes | 60.50 million tonnes | 44.66 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1860s | 45.59 million tonnes | 168.02 million tonnes | 122.44 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1870s | 79.49 million tonnes | 271.40 million tonnes | 191.91 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1880s | 123.02 million tonnes | 376.02 million tonnes | 253.00 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1890s | 175.02 million tonnes | 483.08 million tonnes | 308.06 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1900s | 231.54 million tonnes | 592.43 million tonnes | 360.89 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1910s | 291.99 million tonnes | 690.17 million tonnes | 398.18 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1920s | 354.84 million tonnes | 763.50 million tonnes | 408.66 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1930s | 414.78 million tonnes | 821.37 million tonnes | 406.59 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1940s | 472.84 million tonnes | 858.37 million tonnes | 385.53 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1950s | 554.05 million tonnes | 881.94 million tonnes | 327.89 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1960s | 681.44 million tonnes | 918.51 million tonnes | 237.06 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1970s | 746.02 million tonnes | 941.24 million tonnes | 195.21 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1980s | 772.20 million tonnes | 962.55 million tonnes | 190.34 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1990s | 772.22 million tonnes | 965.80 million tonnes | 193.58 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 2000s | 782.50 million tonnes | 908.18 million tonnes | 125.68 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 2010s | 792.98 million tonnes | 905.36 million tonnes | 112.38 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 2020s | 833.25 million tonnes | 919.05 million tonnes | 85.80 million tonnes | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Afghanistan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 924.19 million tonnes against 862.50 million tonnes in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Afghanistan and Latvia?
- 61.69 million tonnes, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Latvia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Afghanistan ranks 95th and Latvia ranks 92nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.