Georgia vs Latvia: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Georgia
12.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Latvia
13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Georgia rank
140th
Latvia rank
137th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Georgia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Georgia, a difference of 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Georgia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Georgia ranks 140th and Latvia ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1860s | 8.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 946,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1870s | 8.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1880s | 8.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1890s | 8.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1900s | 8.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1910s | 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1920s | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1930s | 13.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Georgia |
| 1940s | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1950s | -4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1960s | -1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1970s | 9.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1980s | 15.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1990s | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2000s | 4.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2010s | 8.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2020s | 11.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Georgia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Georgia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Georgia and Latvia?
- 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Georgia and Latvia rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Georgia ranks 140th and Latvia ranks 137th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.