Armenia vs Latvia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Armenia
8.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Latvia
7.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Armenia rank
135th
Latvia rank
136th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Armenia
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Armenia currently reports 8.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Latvia, a difference of 585,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Armenia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.

Armenia ranks 135th and Latvia ranks 136th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Latvia Difference Ahead
1850s 67,168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 636,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 569,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1860s 80,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 700,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 619,219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1870s 104,665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 828,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 723,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1880s 144,280 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 988,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 843,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1890s 211,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 997,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1900s 315,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1910s 355,513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1920s 306,632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1930s 836,549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1940s 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1950s 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1960s 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1970s 7.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1980s 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
1990s 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
2000s 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
2010s 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Latvia
2020s 8.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 160,954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Armenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Armenia or Latvia?
Armenia, at 8.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Armenia and Latvia?
585,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Armenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Latvia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Armenia and Latvia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Armenia ranks 135th and Latvia ranks 136th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.