Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Latvia
Latvia: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Latvia, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Latvia stood at 0.0%.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Latvia peaked at 0.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Latvia 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -21.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +28.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -7.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 17% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 25% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +28.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More climate change data for Latvia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 43.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,077 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.9956 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 336.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Latvia?
- Share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Latvia was 0.0% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Latvia rank for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Latvia ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.