Cyprus vs Latvia: Methane emissions
Cyprus
2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Latvia
2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cyprus rank
144th
Latvia rank
146th
Methane emissions over time
- Cyprus
- Latvia
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Latvia, a difference of 84,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Cyprus ranks 144th and Latvia ranks 146th of 199 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 156,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1860s | 166,853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1870s | 168,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1880s | 170,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1890s | 172,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1900s | 185,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1910s | 212,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1920s | 240,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1930s | 263,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1940s | 304,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1950s | 348,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1960s | 338,031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1970s | 338,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1980s | 366,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1990s | 436,792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2000s | 487,443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2010s | 980,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2020s | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 248,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Cyprus or Latvia?
- Cyprus, at 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Cyprus and Latvia?
- 84,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Latvia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Cyprus ranks 144th and Latvia ranks 146th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.