Latvia vs Slovenia: Methane emissions
Latvia
2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Slovenia
2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Latvia rank
146th
Slovenia rank
145th
Methane emissions over time
- Latvia
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Latvia, a difference of 58,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 146th and Slovenia ranks 145th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 14 and Slovenia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 506,534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1860s | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 548,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1870s | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 607,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1880s | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 672,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1890s | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 745,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1900s | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 821,344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1910s | 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 905,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1920s | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1930s | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1940s | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1950s | 3.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 840,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1960s | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 467,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1970s | 4.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 377,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1980s | 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1990s | 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 617,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 675,551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 261,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Latvia or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 2.34 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 Latvia and Slovenia?
- 58,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Slovenia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Slovenia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Latvia ranks 146th and Slovenia ranks 145th 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.