Azerbaijan vs Latvia: Per capita methane emissions
Azerbaijan
1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Latvia
1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
62nd
Latvia rank
63rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Azerbaijan
- Latvia
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.01 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.
Azerbaijan ranks 62nd and Latvia ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1860s | 0.5218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1870s | 0.5085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1880s | 0.499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1890s | 0.495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1900s | 0.4868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1910s | 0.489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1920s | 0.5145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.5919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1950s | 0.9163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1960s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.8411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Azerbaijan or Latvia?
- Azerbaijan, at 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Azerbaijan and Latvia?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Latvia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Azerbaijan ranks 62nd 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.