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.
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
- 92 Botswana 0.0% compare
- 93 Mozambique 0.0% compare
- 96 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 97 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 98 Zambia 0.0% compare
More climate change data for Latvia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 1.85 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Urban population 1.27 million (2025)
- Urban population 68.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.45 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 980.75 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.45 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.45 tonnes per person (2024)
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.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.