Cyprus vs Latvia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Cyprus
6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Latvia
7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cyprus rank
64th
Latvia rank
63rd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cyprus
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cyprus, a difference of 0.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Cyprus ranks 64th and Latvia ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1860s | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1870s | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1880s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1890s | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1900s | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1910s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1920s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1930s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1940s | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1950s | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1960s | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1970s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1980s | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1990s | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 8.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 2020s | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Cyprus or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Cyprus and Latvia?
- 0.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Latvia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cyprus ranks 64th and Latvia ranks 63rd of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.