Latvia vs Sweden: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Latvia
3.45 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden
3.59 tonnes per person
in 2024
Latvia rank
102nd
Sweden rank
100th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.59 tonnes per person against 3.45 tonnes per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Latvia ranks 102nd and Sweden ranks 100th of 213 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.1202 tonnes per person | 0.118 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.2578 tonnes per person | 0.2487 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.0341 tonnes per person | 0.4527 tonnes per person | 0.4186 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.0742 tonnes per person | 0.7713 tonnes per person | 0.6972 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.1429 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.2368 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 1.79 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.2809 tonnes per person | 2.22 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.235 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 1.98 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1.03 tonnes per person | 3.68 tonnes per person | 2.65 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.45 tonnes per person | 2.68 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 3.34 tonnes per person | 5.09 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 5.46 tonnes per person | 8.18 tonnes per person | 2.71 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 7.98 tonnes per person | 10.37 tonnes per person | 2.39 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 8.66 tonnes per person | 7.36 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1990s | 4.6 tonnes per person | 6.69 tonnes per person | 2.09 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.46 tonnes per person | 5.97 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.79 tonnes per person | 4.6 tonnes per person | 0.8052 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.6 tonnes per person | 3.56 tonnes per person | 0.04 tonnes per person | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Latvia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.59 tonnes per person against 3.45 tonnes per person in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Latvia and Sweden?
- 0.14 tonnes per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Latvia ranks 102nd and Sweden ranks 100th of 213 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.