Latvia vs Mali: Per capita methane emissions
Latvia
1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mali
1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Latvia rank
63rd
Mali rank
66th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Latvia
- Mali
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mali, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 63rd and Mali ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 11 and Mali in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1860s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1870s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1880s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1890s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1900s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1910s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1920s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1930s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1940s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1950s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1960s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.9882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 2010s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 2020s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0095 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, Latvia or Mali?
- Latvia, at 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Latvia and Mali?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Mali?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Mali rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Latvia ranks 63rd and Mali ranks 66th 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.