Denmark vs Latvia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Denmark
7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Latvia
7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
59th
Latvia rank
62nd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Denmark
- Latvia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Denmark ranks 59th and Latvia ranks 62nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 15 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1860s | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1870s | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1880s | 6.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1890s | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1900s | 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1910s | 8.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1920s | 8.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1930s | 8.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1940s | 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1950s | 10.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1960s | 14.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 16.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 14.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 14.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 13.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 7.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Denmark or Latvia?
- Denmark, at 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Denmark and Latvia?
- 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Latvia rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Denmark ranks 59th and Latvia ranks 62nd of 198 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.