Latvia vs Tanzania: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source

Latvia
0.0258 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.0295 tonnes per person
in 2024
Latvia rank
102nd
Tanzania rank
101st

Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time

  • Latvia
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.0295 tonnes per person against 0.0258 tonnes per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.0037 tonnes per person.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 102nd and Tanzania ranks 101st of 179 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 1.18 tonnes per person 0.0103 tonnes per person 1.17 tonnes per person Latvia
1960s 1.14 tonnes per person 0.0006 tonnes per person 1.14 tonnes per person Latvia
1970s 1.11 tonnes per person 0.0006 tonnes per person 1.11 tonnes per person Latvia
1980s 1.21 tonnes per person 0.0003 tonnes per person 1.21 tonnes per person Latvia
1990s 0.5966 tonnes per person 0.0036 tonnes per person 0.593 tonnes per person Latvia
2000s 0.1876 tonnes per person 0.0043 tonnes per person 0.1833 tonnes per person Latvia
2010s 0.1356 tonnes per person 0.0138 tonnes per person 0.1218 tonnes per person Latvia
2020s 0.0366 tonnes per person 0.0258 tonnes per person 0.0107 tonnes per person Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Latvia or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.0295 tonnes per person against 0.0258 tonnes per person in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Latvia and Tanzania?
0.0037 tonnes per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Tanzania?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Tanzania rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
Latvia ranks 102nd and Tanzania ranks 101st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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