Eritrea vs Latvia: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Eritrea
39.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Latvia
36.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Eritrea rank
153rd
Latvia rank
156th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Eritrea
- Latvia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 39.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 36.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Latvia, a difference of 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Latvia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 153rd and Latvia ranks 156th of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 44.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 11.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Latvia |
| 2000s | 34.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 35.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Latvia |
| 2010s | 36.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 38.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Latvia |
| 2020s | 38.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 37.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Eritrea or Latvia?
- Eritrea, at 39.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 36.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Eritrea and Latvia?
- 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Latvia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Latvia rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 153rd and Latvia ranks 156th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.