Latvia vs Thailand: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Latvia
4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Thailand
4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Latvia rank
85th
Thailand rank
84th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Latvia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 85th and Thailand ranks 84th of 198 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1860s | 0.575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1870s | 0.5801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1880s | 0.5894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1890s | 0.6129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1900s | 0.6743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1910s | 0.7695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1920s | 0.7291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1930s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1940s | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1950s | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1960s | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1970s | 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1980s | 9.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1990s | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 2000s | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 2010s | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 2020s | 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0511 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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 4.31 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 Latvia and Thailand?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Thailand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Thailand rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Latvia ranks 85th and Thailand ranks 84th 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.