Afghanistan vs Latvia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Afghanistan
0.0%
in 2024
Latvia
0.0%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
105th
Latvia rank
104th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Afghanistan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 105th and Latvia ranks 104th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Afghanistan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Afghanistan and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latvia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Latvia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Afghanistan ranks 105th and Latvia ranks 104th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.