CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Latvia
Latvia: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change was 9.41 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
9.41 million tonnes
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
129th
of 194 countries
All-time high
28.02 million tonnes
in 1985
All-time low
-3.70 million tonnes
in 2000
Years of data
169
1850–2024
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Latvia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 9.41 million tonnes for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Latvia peaked at 28.02 million tonnes in 1985 and was at its lowest, -3.70 million tonnes, in 2000.
That places Latvia 129th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Latvia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 11.04 million tonnes | — |
| 1855 | 11.05 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 11.12 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 11.29 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1860 | 10.67 million tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1861 | 10.53 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1862 | 10.46 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1863 | 10.50 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 10.42 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1865 | 10.40 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 10.26 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1867 | 10.40 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1868 | 10.28 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1869 | 10.32 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 10.48 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1871 | 10.33 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1872 | 10.31 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 10.30 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1874 | 10.37 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1875 | 10.34 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1876 | 10.36 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 10.39 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 10.52 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1879 | 10.55 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 10.55 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1881 | 10.48 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1882 | 10.60 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 10.75 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1884 | 10.78 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 10.73 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1886 | 10.74 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 10.84 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 10.82 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 10.85 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 11.05 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1891 | 11.02 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 10.91 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1893 | 10.88 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 10.85 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1895 | 11.03 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1896 | 11.03 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 11.12 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 11.32 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1899 | 11.37 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 11.38 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 11.62 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1902 | 11.42 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1903 | 11.60 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1904 | 11.61 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 11.61 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1906 | 11.67 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1907 | 11.77 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1908 | 11.81 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 11.92 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 10.25 million tonnes | -14.0% |
| 1911 | 9.77 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1912 | 9.53 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1913 | 9.35 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1914 | 9.06 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1915 | 8.86 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1916 | 8.57 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1917 | 8.37 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1918 | 7.84 million tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1919 | 7.57 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1920 | 7.48 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1921 | 7.35 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1922 | 7.28 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1923 | 7.13 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1924 | 7.14 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 7.09 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 7.06 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1927 | 6.99 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1928 | 6.97 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1929 | 7.12 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1930 | 6.67 million tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1931 | 6.73 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1932 | 6.75 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1933 | 6.72 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1934 | 6.92 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1935 | 6.97 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1936 | 7.31 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1937 | 7.07 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1938 | 7.26 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1939 | 7.11 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 7.06 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1941 | 6.38 million tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1942 | 4.73 million tonnes | -25.9% |
| 1943 | 4.44 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1944 | 4.84 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1945 | 4.66 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1946 | 4.64 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1947 | 4.92 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1948 | 4.75 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1949 | 5.12 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1950 | 5.56 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1951 | 6.55 million tonnes | +17.8% |
| 1952 | 7.74 million tonnes | +18.1% |
| 1953 | 8.54 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1954 | 9.55 million tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1955 | 10.92 million tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1956 | 12.07 million tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1957 | 13.23 million tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1958 | 14.04 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1959 | 14.75 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1960 | 13.41 million tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1961 | 13.88 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 13.32 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 13.83 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 14.75 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 14.84 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 15.52 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 16.03 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 17.08 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 17.03 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 17.67 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 19.03 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 19.91 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 21.09 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 20.98 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 22.49 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 23.33 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 23.59 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 24.04 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 24.58 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 25.50 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 25.48 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 25.72 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 25.76 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 26.13 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 28.02 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 25.51 million tonnes | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 20.96 million tonnes | -17.8% |
| 1988 | 20.38 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 19.46 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 21.19 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 19.82 million tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 15.77 million tonnes | -20.4% |
| 1993 | 23.81 million tonnes | +51.0% |
| 1994 | 1.19 million tonnes | -95.0% |
| 1995 | 3.16 million tonnes | +166.4% |
| 1996 | 614,633 tonnes | -80.5% |
| 1997 | -287,687 tonnes | -146.8% |
| 1998 | -2.64 million tonnes | +816.7% |
| 1999 | -1.68 million tonnes | -36.3% |
| 2000 | -3.70 million tonnes | +120.1% |
| 2001 | -1.80 million tonnes | -51.3% |
| 2002 | -2.19 million tonnes | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 3.51 million tonnes | -260.6% |
| 2004 | 10.52 million tonnes | +199.5% |
| 2005 | 14.96 million tonnes | +42.2% |
| 2006 | 7.51 million tonnes | -49.8% |
| 2007 | 6.13 million tonnes | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 6.06 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.82 million tonnes | -20.5% |
| 2010 | 6.73 million tonnes | +39.7% |
| 2011 | 7.54 million tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 9.13 million tonnes | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 7.23 million tonnes | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 7.62 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 11.29 million tonnes | +48.2% |
| 2016 | 8.49 million tonnes | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 8.22 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 10.46 million tonnes | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 9.56 million tonnes | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 8.90 million tonnes | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 8.50 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 8.87 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 9.29 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 9.41 million tonnes | +1.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 9.41 million tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.71 million tonnes, 26% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 9.41 million tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.46 million tonnes, 29% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -816.7% | -287,687 tonnes | -2.64 million tonnes |
| 2003 | +260.6% | -2.19 million tonnes | 3.51 million tonnes |
| 2004 | +199.5% | 3.51 million tonnes | 10.52 million tonnes |
| 1995 | +166.4% | 1.19 million tonnes | 3.16 million tonnes |
| 1997 | -146.8% | 614,633 tonnes | -287,687 tonnes |
| 2000 | -120.1% | -1.68 million tonnes | -3.70 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 11.13 million tonnes | 11.04 million tonnes | 11.29 million tonnes | 4 |
| 1860s | 10.42 million tonnes | 10.26 million tonnes | 10.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 10.40 million tonnes | 10.30 million tonnes | 10.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 10.71 million tonnes | 10.48 million tonnes | 10.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 11.06 million tonnes | 10.85 million tonnes | 11.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 11.64 million tonnes | 11.38 million tonnes | 11.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.92 million tonnes | 7.57 million tonnes | 10.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.16 million tonnes | 6.97 million tonnes | 7.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.95 million tonnes | 6.67 million tonnes | 7.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.15 million tonnes | 4.44 million tonnes | 7.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.30 million tonnes | 5.56 million tonnes | 14.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.97 million tonnes | 13.32 million tonnes | 17.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.67 million tonnes | 17.67 million tonnes | 24.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.29 million tonnes | 19.46 million tonnes | 28.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.09 million tonnes | -2.64 million tonnes | 23.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.58 million tonnes | -3.70 million tonnes | 14.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.63 million tonnes | 6.73 million tonnes | 11.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.99 million tonnes | 8.50 million tonnes | 9.41 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Latvia?
- Co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Latvia was 9.41 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.02 million tonnes in 1985.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.70 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change?
- Latvia ranks 129th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.