Latvia vs Turkey: Methane emissions, per capita
Latvia
1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkey
1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Latvia rank
63rd
Turkey rank
60th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Latvia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 63rd and Turkey ranks 60th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.9886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Latvia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Latvia and Turkey?
- 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Turkey?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Turkey rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Latvia ranks 63rd and Turkey ranks 60th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.