Latvia vs Moldova: Methane emissions
Latvia
2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Moldova
2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Latvia rank
146th
Moldova rank
149th
Methane emissions over time
- Latvia
- Moldova
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Moldova, a difference of 212,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Moldova's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 146th and Moldova ranks 149th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 16 and Moldova in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1860s | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1870s | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1880s | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1890s | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1900s | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1910s | 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1920s | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1930s | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1940s | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1950s | 3.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 723,727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1960s | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 368,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1970s | 4.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 251,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1980s | 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1990s | 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 100,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 2000s | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 2010s | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 306,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2020s | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 276,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Latvia or Moldova?
- Latvia, at 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Moldova as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Latvia and Moldova?
- 212,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Moldova?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Moldova rank globally for methane emissions?
- Latvia ranks 146th and Moldova ranks 149th 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.