Latvia vs Niue: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Latvia
4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niue
4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Latvia rank
85th
Niue rank
88th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Latvia
- Niue
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 85th and Niue ranks 88th of 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Latvia ranks 85th and Niue ranks 88th 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.