Denmark vs Latvia: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Denmark
5.07 tonnes per person
in 2024
Latvia
5.03 tonnes per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
62nd
Latvia rank
64th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Denmark
- Latvia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5.07 tonnes per person against 5.03 tonnes per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Denmark ranks 62nd and Latvia ranks 64th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 14 and Latvia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.03 tonnes per person | 10.6 tonnes per person | 4.56 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1860s | 6.08 tonnes per person | 8.6 tonnes per person | 2.52 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1870s | 5.79 tonnes per person | 7.29 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1880s | 5.84 tonnes per person | 6.4 tonnes per person | 0.5616 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1890s | 6.33 tonnes per person | 5.63 tonnes per person | 0.708 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1900s | 7.2 tonnes per person | 5.05 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1910s | 8.5 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | 4.41 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1920s | 7.89 tonnes per person | 3.87 tonnes per person | 4.02 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1930s | 7.75 tonnes per person | 3.66 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1940s | 6.67 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | 3.98 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1950s | 7.45 tonnes per person | 5.12 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | 10.39 tonnes per person | 6.68 tonnes per person | 3.71 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 12.11 tonnes per person | 8.87 tonnes per person | 3.25 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 10.63 tonnes per person | 9.44 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 11.51 tonnes per person | 3.08 tonnes per person | 8.43 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 10.2 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person | 8.12 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 7.34 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | 2.99 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.22 tonnes per person | 4.77 tonnes per person | 0.4442 tonnes per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Denmark or Latvia?
- Denmark, at 5.07 tonnes per person against 5.03 tonnes per person in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Denmark and Latvia?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Latvia?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Latvia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Denmark ranks 62nd and Latvia ranks 64th of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.