Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Latvia
Latvia: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was -1.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-1.9%
Change on year
down 608.5%
World rank
186th
of 215 countries
All-time high
216.0%
in 1866
All-time low
-60.1%
in 1918
Years of data
169
1831–2024
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Latvia, 1831–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded -1.9% for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 608.5% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Latvia peaked at 216.0% in 1866 and was at its lowest, -60.1%, in 1918.
Latvia ranks 186th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 20.5% | — |
| 1832 | -33.3% | -262.7% |
| 1833 | 24.5% | -173.5% |
| 1859 | 6.1% | -75.2% |
| 1860 | 32.2% | +430.1% |
| 1861 | 27.0% | -16.0% |
| 1862 | -9.8% | -136.2% |
| 1863 | 4.7% | -148.2% |
| 1864 | 12.1% | +157.2% |
| 1865 | -4.4% | -136.3% |
| 1866 | 216.0% | -4993.7% |
| 1867 | 14.8% | -93.2% |
| 1868 | -16.8% | -213.8% |
| 1869 | 35.6% | -312.2% |
| 1870 | 8.5% | -76.1% |
| 1871 | 35.0% | +310.8% |
| 1872 | 2.7% | -92.4% |
| 1873 | -6.1% | -330.7% |
| 1874 | 21.4% | -448.1% |
| 1875 | 15.1% | -29.4% |
| 1876 | 24.2% | +60.0% |
| 1877 | 2.1% | -91.5% |
| 1878 | 30.7% | +1394.5% |
| 1879 | 2.6% | -91.5% |
| 1880 | 17.3% | +563.7% |
| 1881 | 5.3% | -69.2% |
| 1882 | 5.3% | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 13.8% | +159.1% |
| 1884 | 1.5% | -88.9% |
| 1885 | 8.9% | +482.8% |
| 1886 | 2.6% | -71.3% |
| 1887 | 5.8% | +127.0% |
| 1888 | 4.3% | -25.9% |
| 1889 | 8.0% | +85.6% |
| 1890 | 13.2% | +65.7% |
| 1891 | 10.1% | -23.7% |
| 1892 | 5.9% | -42.1% |
| 1893 | 17.2% | +194.1% |
| 1894 | 1.8% | -89.3% |
| 1895 | 14.9% | +705.9% |
| 1896 | 1.8% | -87.9% |
| 1897 | 15.6% | +768.0% |
| 1898 | 12.2% | -22.2% |
| 1899 | 16.0% | +31.7% |
| 1900 | 13.3% | -17.0% |
| 1901 | 2.7% | -79.9% |
| 1902 | -3.4% | -228.2% |
| 1903 | -2.2% | -36.2% |
| 1904 | 11.3% | -616.2% |
| 1905 | -10.7% | -195.4% |
| 1906 | 14.1% | -231.0% |
| 1907 | 12.0% | -14.6% |
| 1908 | 0.6% | -94.9% |
| 1909 | 5.6% | +806.8% |
| 1910 | -1.9% | -134.7% |
| 1911 | 3.7% | -290.6% |
| 1912 | 13.3% | +261.0% |
| 1913 | 8.6% | -35.0% |
| 1914 | -9.7% | -212.9% |
| 1915 | -8.2% | -15.7% |
| 1916 | 6.6% | -180.1% |
| 1917 | -8.0% | -221.0% |
| 1918 | -60.1% | +654.6% |
| 1919 | -14.6% | -75.7% |
| 1920 | -8.8% | -39.6% |
| 1921 | 8.4% | -195.9% |
| 1922 | 22.0% | +159.9% |
| 1923 | 10.5% | -52.3% |
| 1924 | 19.1% | +82.9% |
| 1925 | -1.3% | -106.8% |
| 1926 | 44.9% | -3549.2% |
| 1927 | 24.3% | -45.8% |
| 1928 | 10.4% | -57.3% |
| 1929 | 7.7% | -26.3% |
| 1930 | 36.7% | +379.6% |
| 1931 | 20.2% | -45.0% |
| 1932 | 12.4% | -38.5% |
| 1933 | 11.6% | -6.3% |
| 1934 | 20.7% | +78.3% |
| 1935 | 13.1% | -36.7% |
| 1936 | 14.4% | +9.7% |
| 1937 | 2.2% | -84.6% |
| 1938 | 5.3% | +141.6% |
| 1939 | 1.2% | -78.0% |
| 1940 | 21.2% | +1696.0% |
| 1941 | -12.1% | -157.3% |
| 1942 | -45.6% | +276.2% |
| 1943 | 4.4% | -109.6% |
| 1944 | 45.0% | +931.2% |
| 1945 | 5.8% | -87.1% |
| 1946 | 12.3% | +112.3% |
| 1947 | 20.4% | +65.2% |
| 1948 | 6.4% | -68.7% |
| 1949 | 13.7% | +113.9% |
| 1950 | 11.4% | -16.3% |
| 1951 | 8.4% | -26.9% |
| 1952 | 7.1% | -15.2% |
| 1953 | 5.8% | -18.2% |
| 1954 | 9.2% | +58.7% |
| 1955 | 13.4% | +45.5% |
| 1956 | 9.7% | -27.9% |
| 1957 | 9.4% | -2.3% |
| 1958 | 6.8% | -28.4% |
| 1959 | 5.2% | -23.7% |
| 1960 | 4.1% | -19.7% |
| 1961 | 3.2% | -23.7% |
| 1962 | 5.0% | +58.3% |
| 1963 | 7.3% | +45.2% |
| 1964 | 6.4% | -12.4% |
| 1965 | 6.1% | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 5.6% | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 4.6% | -18.2% |
| 1968 | 2.8% | -38.3% |
| 1969 | 4.2% | +46.6% |
| 1970 | 5.2% | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 6.2% | +18.6% |
| 1972 | 5.3% | -14.5% |
| 1973 | 4.3% | -18.7% |
| 1974 | 3.9% | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 5.2% | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | -25.5% |
| 1977 | 3.4% | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | -76.2% |
| 1980 | 3.9% | +377.7% |
| 1981 | -1.8% | -146.8% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | -202.2% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -22.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -37.7% |
| 1985 | 7.8% | +760.4% |
| 1986 | -8.6% | -209.8% |
| 1987 | -18.3% | +113.5% |
| 1988 | -2.2% | -87.8% |
| 1989 | -4.9% | +120.0% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | -295.9% |
| 1991 | -8.9% | -192.5% |
| 1992 | -20.8% | +134.7% |
| 1993 | -16.0% | -23.0% |
| 1994 | -13.0% | -18.7% |
| 1995 | -11.9% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -107.1% |
| 1997 | -5.8% | -778.4% |
| 1998 | -4.3% | -25.4% |
| 1999 | -7.1% | +64.4% |
| 2000 | -8.2% | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -171.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -94.6% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +757.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -97.6% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +1441.6% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +521.2% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -38.4% |
| 2008 | -5.1% | -229.2% |
| 2009 | -9.0% | +78.0% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -262.8% |
| 2011 | -8.7% | -159.2% |
| 2012 | -3.7% | -57.6% |
| 2013 | -2.0% | -45.7% |
| 2014 | -2.7% | +32.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -147.2% |
| 2016 | -0.7% | -156.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -109.0% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +13427.9% |
| 2019 | -2.7% | -130.7% |
| 2020 | -8.3% | +210.7% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -137.7% |
| 2022 | -8.5% | -370.1% |
| 2023 | -0.3% | -96.8% |
| 2024 | -1.9% | +608.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's -1.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%. (74 countries reporting)
- Latvia's -1.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%, 466.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +13427.9% | 0.1% | 8.7% |
| 1866 | +4993.7% | -4.4% | 216.0% |
| 1926 | +3549.2% | -1.3% | 44.9% |
| 1940 | +1696.0% | 1.2% | 21.2% |
| 2005 | +1441.6% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| 1878 | +1394.5% | 2.1% | 30.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 3.9% | -33.3% | 24.5% | 3 |
| 1850s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 1860s | 31.1% | -16.8% | 216.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 13.6% | -6.1% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.3% | 1.5% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 10.9% | 1.8% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.3% | -10.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | -7.0% | -60.1% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1920s | 13.7% | -8.8% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 1930s | 13.8% | 1.2% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.1% | -45.6% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.6% | 5.2% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.9% | 2.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.0% | -18.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | -7.7% | -20.8% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -9.0% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | -8.7% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.2% | -8.5% | 3.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Latvia?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Latvia was -1.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 216.0% in 1866.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -60.1% in 1918.
- How does Latvia rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Latvia ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.