Argentina vs Latvia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Argentina
4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Latvia
4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Argentina rank
83rd
Latvia rank
85th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Argentina
- Latvia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Argentina ranks 83rd and Latvia ranks 85th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 10 and Latvia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1860s | 0.587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1870s | 0.5539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1880s | 0.703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1890s | 0.8949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1900s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1910s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1920s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1930s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 1940s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1950s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1960s | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1970s | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1980s | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1990s | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 2000s | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 2010s | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
| 2020s | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Argentina or Latvia?
- Argentina, at 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Argentina and Latvia?
- 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Latvia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Argentina ranks 83rd and Latvia ranks 85th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.