Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Latvia
Latvia: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 7.1 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Latvia, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Latvia stood at 7.1 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Latvia peaked at 8.23 tonnes per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.92 tonnes per person, in 1995.
Latvia ranks 40th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Latvia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.88 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 7.35 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 6.72 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 5.46 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 5.25 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 4.92 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 5.16 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 4.97 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 5.53 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 5.17 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 6.9 tonnes per person | +33.4% |
| 2001 | 6.72 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 6.73 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.39 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 6.33 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.11 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 6.95 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 8.05 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 7.6 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 5.55 tonnes per person | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 6.47 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 6.64 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 6.4 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 6.33 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.09 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 6.38 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 6.36 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.18 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 8.23 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 7.87 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 7.06 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 7.93 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 7.59 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 7.1 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 7.1 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.42 tonnes per person, 84% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 7.1 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.96 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita consumption-based 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +33.4% | 5.17 tonnes per person | 6.9 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.84 tonnes per person | 4.92 tonnes per person | 7.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.73 tonnes per person | 5.55 tonnes per person | 8.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8 tonnes per person | 6.09 tonnes per person | 8.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.42 tonnes per person | 7.06 tonnes per person | 7.93 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More climate change data for Latvia
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- 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Latvia?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Latvia was 7.1 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.23 tonnes per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.92 tonnes per person in 1995.
- How does Latvia rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Latvia ranks 40th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.