Latvia vs Netherlands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Latvia
924.19 million tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
1.08 billion tonnes
in 2024
Latvia rank
92nd
Netherlands rank
89th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Latvia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.08 billion tonnes against 924.19 million tonnes in Latvia, a difference of 152.98 million tonnes.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 92nd and Netherlands ranks 89th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 15 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 60.50 million tonnes | 36.80 million tonnes | 23.70 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1860s | 168.02 million tonnes | 105.87 million tonnes | 62.15 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1870s | 271.40 million tonnes | 184.52 million tonnes | 86.88 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1880s | 376.02 million tonnes | 281.21 million tonnes | 94.82 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1890s | 483.08 million tonnes | 389.74 million tonnes | 93.34 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1900s | 592.43 million tonnes | 496.03 million tonnes | 96.39 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1910s | 690.17 million tonnes | 584.37 million tonnes | 105.81 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1920s | 763.50 million tonnes | 660.26 million tonnes | 103.24 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1930s | 821.37 million tonnes | 721.27 million tonnes | 100.11 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1940s | 858.37 million tonnes | 770.98 million tonnes | 87.39 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1950s | 881.94 million tonnes | 819.05 million tonnes | 62.89 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1960s | 918.51 million tonnes | 845.33 million tonnes | 73.18 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1970s | 941.24 million tonnes | 854.19 million tonnes | 87.05 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1980s | 962.55 million tonnes | 865.09 million tonnes | 97.46 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 1990s | 965.80 million tonnes | 896.90 million tonnes | 68.90 million tonnes | Latvia |
| 2000s | 908.18 million tonnes | 957.37 million tonnes | 49.19 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 905.36 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 119.71 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 919.05 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 147.76 million tonnes | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Latvia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.08 billion tonnes against 924.19 million tonnes in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Latvia and Netherlands?
- 152.98 million tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Netherlands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Latvia ranks 92nd and Netherlands ranks 89th 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.