Brunei vs Latvia: Greenhouse gas emissions
Brunei
14.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Latvia
13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brunei rank
136th
Latvia rank
137th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Brunei
- Latvia
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 14.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Latvia, a difference of 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Brunei ranks 136th and Latvia ranks 137th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 58,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1860s | 59,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1870s | 79,830 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1880s | 145,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1890s | 140,256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1900s | 247,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1910s | 422,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1920s | 360,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1930s | 819,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1940s | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1950s | 978,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1960s | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1970s | 10.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1980s | 6.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1990s | 8.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2000s | 10.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2010s | 13.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 670,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2020s | 15.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Brunei or Latvia?
- Brunei, at 14.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Brunei and Latvia?
- 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Latvia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Brunei ranks 136th and Latvia ranks 137th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.