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.
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 |
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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 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.