Estonia vs Latvia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Estonia
1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Latvia
1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Estonia rank
13th
Latvia rank
16th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 13th and Latvia ranks 16th of 196 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1970s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1980s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2000s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Estonia or Latvia?
- Estonia, at 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Estonia ranks 13th and Latvia ranks 16th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.