What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Latvia?

Cumulative co₂ emissions in Latvia was 980.75 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Latvia?

The highest recorded value was 980.75 million tonnes in 2024.

What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Latvia?

The lowest recorded value was 122 tonnes in 1830.

How does Latvia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?

Latvia ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Latvia?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Latvia

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Latvia
Creator: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Latvia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 980.75 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

980.75 million tonnes

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

83rd

of 215 countries

All-time high

980.75 million tonnes

in 2024

All-time low

122 tonnes

in 1830

Years of data

173

1830–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Latvia, 1830–2024

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 980.75 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 173 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Latvia peaked at 980.75 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 122 tonnes, in 1830.

Latvia ranks 83rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1830s	311.75 tonnes	122 tonnes	489 tonnes	4
1850s	5,446 tonnes	1,248 tonnes	10,207 tonnes	4
1860s	54,041 tonnes	14,736 tonnes	123,990 tonnes	10
1870s	346,378 tonnes	149,865 tonnes	617,946 tonnes	10
1880s	1.25 million tonnes	711,680 tonnes	1.87 million tonnes	10
1890s	3.21 million tonnes	2.05 million tonnes	4.71 million tonnes	10
1900s	7.58 million tonnes	5.21 million tonnes	10.19 million tonnes	10
1910s	13.97 million tonnes	10.84 million tonnes	16.39 million tonnes	10
1920s	18.25 million tonnes	16.60 million tonnes	20.75 million tonnes	10
1930s	29.90 million tonnes	21.79 million tonnes	40.38 million tonnes	10
1940s	54.46 million tonnes	43.62 million tonnes	68.27 million tonnes	10
1950s	100.61 million tonnes	72.80 million tonnes	135.43 million tonnes	10
1960s	197.75 million tonnes	145.10 million tonnes	258.18 million tonnes	10
1970s	359.07 million tonnes	273.96 million tonnes	453.23 million tonnes	10
1980s	580.70 million tonnes	476.62 million tonnes	676.20 million tonnes	10
1990s	751.20 million tonnes	695.86 million tonnes	793.32 million tonnes	10
2000s	835.41 million tonnes	800.40 million tonnes	871.28 million tonnes	10
2010s	913.36 million tonnes	879.84 million tonnes	946.87 million tonnes	10
2020s	967.54 million tonnes	953.87 million tonnes	980.75 million tonnes	5

Countries ranked near Latvia

80 Bahrain 1.11 billion tonnes compare
81 Tunisia 1.07 billion tonnes compare
82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.04 billion tonnes compare
84 Slovenia 911.40 million tonnes compare
85 Kyrgyzstan 883.22 million tonnes compare
86 Dominican Republic 869.15 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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)
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)
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)

All data for Latvia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Latvia?: Cumulative co₂ emissions in Latvia was 980.75 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Latvia?: The highest recorded value was 980.75 million tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Latvia?: The lowest recorded value was 122 tonnes in 1830.
How does Latvia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?: Latvia ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Latvia?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.