Latvia vs Switzerland: Nitrous oxide emissions
Latvia
2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Switzerland
2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Latvia rank
114th
Switzerland rank
113th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Latvia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Latvia, a difference of 5,830 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Switzerland ahead.
Latvia ranks 114th and Switzerland ranks 113th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 227,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 258,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 243,076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 278,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 299,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 333,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 385,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 414,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 429,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 524,294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 455,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 598,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 541,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 594,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 680,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 662,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1930s | 687,811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 771,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83,222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 819,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 468,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 788,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 869,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 765,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 431,753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 680,150 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 566,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 157,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Latvia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.19 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 Latvia and Switzerland?
- 5,830 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Switzerland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Switzerland rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Latvia ranks 114th and Switzerland ranks 113th 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
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.