Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Latvia
Latvia: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 1,364 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Latvia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Latvia is 1,364 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 111.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Latvia peaked at 1,364 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -16,192 kt, in 2001.
Latvia ranks 11th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -14,975 kt | — |
| 1993 | -14,975 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -14,975 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -14,975 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -14,975 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -14,975 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -14,975 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -14,975 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -14,975 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -16,192 kt | +8.1% |
| 2002 | -16,192 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -16,192 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -16,192 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -16,192 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -16,192 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -16,192 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -16,192 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -16,192 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -16,192 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -11,949 kt | -26.2% |
| 2012 | -11,949 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -11,949 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -11,949 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -11,949 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -12,467 kt | +4.3% |
| 2017 | -12,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -12,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -12,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -12,467 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,364 kt | -110.9% |
| 2022 | 1,364 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,364 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,364 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,364 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -14,975 kt | -14,975 kt | -14,975 kt | 8 |
| 2000s | -16,070 kt | -16,192 kt | -14,975 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -12,580 kt | -16,192 kt | -11,949 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -941.15 kt | -12,467 kt | 1,364 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More climate change data for Latvia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2262 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Latvia?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Latvia was 1,364 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,364 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -16,192 kt in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Latvia ranks 11th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.4%. 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 Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).