Latvia vs Niue: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions

Latvia
4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niue
4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Latvia rank
84th
Niue rank
87th

Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time

  • Latvia
  • Niue
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niue, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 84th and Niue ranks 87th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Niue Difference Ahead
1950s 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Latvia
1960s 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Latvia
1970s 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Latvia
1980s 9.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Latvia
1990s 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Latvia
2000s 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Latvia
2010s 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Latvia
2020s 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Latvia or Niue?
Latvia, at 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niue as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Latvia and Niue?
0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Niue?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Niue rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
Latvia ranks 84th and Niue ranks 87th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. 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 GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (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
197 places, 33,567 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.