Israel vs Latvia: Nitrous oxide emissions

Israel
2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Latvia
2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Israel rank
111th
Latvia rank
114th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Israel
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Latvia, a difference of 371,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.

Israel ranks 111th and Latvia ranks 114th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Latvia Difference Ahead
1850s 77,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 227,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 149,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1860s 83,956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 243,076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 159,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1870s 98,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 299,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 200,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1880s 120,226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 385,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 265,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1890s 130,419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 429,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 299,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1900s 141,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 455,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 314,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1910s 156,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 541,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 384,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1920s 185,964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 680,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 494,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1930s 256,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 687,811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 431,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1940s 414,211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 819,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 405,609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1950s 590,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 625,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1960s 950,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 673,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1970s 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 664,783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1980s 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 793,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1990s 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 114,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Israel
2000s 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 645,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Israel
2010s 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 403,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Israel
2020s 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 346,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Israel or Latvia?
Israel, at 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Israel and Latvia?
371,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Latvia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Israel and Latvia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Israel ranks 111th and Latvia ranks 114th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.