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

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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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