Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Latvia
Latvia: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) was 5,225 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 5,225 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Latvia peaked at 5,312 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4,302 kt, in 1994.
Latvia ranks 30th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4,302 kt | — |
| 1993 | 4,302 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,302 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,463 kt | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 4,473 kt | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 4,509 kt | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 4,552 kt | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 4,708 kt | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 4,941 kt | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 4,976 kt | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 4,985 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5,012 kt | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5,077 kt | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 5,087 kt | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5,118 kt | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 5,154 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5,206 kt | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 5,217 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5,261 kt | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 5,298 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 5,312 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5,312 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,264 kt | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 5,264 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,205 kt | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 5,202 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,211 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5,205 kt | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5,214 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5,225 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5,225 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,225 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,225 kt | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 5,225 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.9 kt, 350.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 5,225 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 202.7 kt, 25.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,452 kt | 4,302 kt | 4,708 kt | 8 |
| 2000s | 5,077 kt | 4,941 kt | 5,217 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,253 kt | 5,202 kt | 5,312 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,223 kt | 5,214 kt | 5,225 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 27 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 5,504 kt compare
- 27 Caribbean 304.09 kt compare
- 28 Norway 5,416 kt compare
- 29 Australia and New Zealand 5,301 kt compare
- 30 Cabo Verde 0 kt
- 31 Estonia 5,225 kt compare
- 32 Argentina 5,214 kt compare
- 33 India 4,809 kt compare
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 drained organic soils — emissions in Latvia?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Latvia was 5,225 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,312 kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,302 kt in 1994.
- How does Latvia rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Latvia ranks 30th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.