Finland vs Latvia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Finland
1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Latvia
1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Finland rank
18th
Latvia rank
16th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 18th and Latvia ranks 16th of 196 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Finland or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Finland and Latvia?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Finland ranks 18th 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.