Kiribati vs Latvia: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Kiribati
38.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Latvia
36.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Kiribati rank
154th
Latvia rank
156th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Kiribati
- Latvia
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 38.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 36.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Latvia, a difference of 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.
Kiribati ranks 154th and Latvia ranks 156th of 195 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 48.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 27.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Latvia |
| 2000s | 25.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 35.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Latvia |
| 2010s | 31.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 38.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Latvia |
| 2020s | 36.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 37.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Kiribati or Latvia?
- Kiribati, at 38.22 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 Kiribati and Latvia?
- 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Latvia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Latvia rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 154th 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.