Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region in Latvia
Latvia: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region was 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
137th
of 199 countries
All-time high
34.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1985
All-time low
5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2000
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region in Latvia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region in Latvia peaked at 34.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1985 and was at its lowest, 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 137th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region in Latvia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 9.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 9.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.5% |
| 1852 | 9.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 1853 | 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 9.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.7% |
| 1855 | 9.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 1856 | 9.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 1857 | 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1858 | 9.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 9.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1860 | 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.4% |
| 1861 | 9.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.4% |
| 1862 | 9.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 9.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1864 | 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 1865 | 9.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 9.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.2% |
| 1867 | 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1868 | 9.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 1869 | 9.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 9.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1871 | 9.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.4% |
| 1872 | 9.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 9.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1876 | 9.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1877 | 9.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1878 | 9.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1879 | 9.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 9.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 1881 | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1882 | 9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1883 | 10.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 1884 | 10.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 10.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 10.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1888 | 10.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 10.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 10.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1891 | 10.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 10.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 1893 | 10.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 10.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 10.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1896 | 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 10.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 10.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1899 | 10.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1900 | 10.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.4% |
| 1901 | 11.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1902 | 10.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.3% |
| 1903 | 11.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1904 | 11.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1905 | 11.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 11.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1907 | 11.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 11.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1910 | 10.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.5% |
| 1911 | 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.9% |
| 1912 | 10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 1913 | 10.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.4% |
| 1914 | 9.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.5% |
| 1915 | 9.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 1916 | 9.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.2% |
| 1917 | 9.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.0% |
| 1918 | 8.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.9% |
| 1919 | 8.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.8% |
| 1920 | 8.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 1921 | 8.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1922 | 8.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1923 | 8.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1924 | 8.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1925 | 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 1926 | 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1927 | 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 8.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1930 | 8.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.9% |
| 1931 | 9.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 1932 | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1933 | 9.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1934 | 9.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1935 | 9.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1936 | 9.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.7% |
| 1937 | 9.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.0% |
| 1938 | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1939 | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.0% |
| 1940 | 10.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.9% |
| 1941 | 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.0% |
| 1942 | 8.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -15.4% |
| 1943 | 7.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.3% |
| 1944 | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.3% |
| 1945 | 8.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1946 | 8.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1947 | 9.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.4% |
| 1948 | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 1949 | 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.5% |
| 1950 | 10.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.8% |
| 1951 | 10.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.4% |
| 1952 | 11.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.1% |
| 1953 | 12.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.8% |
| 1954 | 13.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.9% |
| 1955 | 14.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.1% |
| 1956 | 15.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.3% |
| 1957 | 16.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.5% |
| 1958 | 17.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.6% |
| 1959 | 17.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.0% |
| 1960 | 17.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 17.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 17.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 18.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 19.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 19.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 20.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 21.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 21.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 22.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 22.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 24.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 25.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 26.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 26.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 28.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 29.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 29.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 30.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 30.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 31.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 31.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 31.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 32.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 32.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 34.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 32.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 27.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -13.7% |
| 1988 | 27.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 26.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 27.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 25.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 22.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 24.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -59.6% |
| 1995 | 10.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 9.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 8.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 6.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 7.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -24.5% |
| 2001 | 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +29.0% |
| 2002 | 6.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 10.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +51.3% |
| 2004 | 14.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +45.1% |
| 2005 | 17.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 13.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -20.3% |
| 2007 | 13.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 12.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 11.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 13.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 13.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 13.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 13.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 15.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 14.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 13.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 14.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 14.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 13.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 13.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 13.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for high income countries, which is 47.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 29% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 27% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -59.6% | 24.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 2003 | +51.3% | 6.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 2004 | +45.1% | 10.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 2001 | +29.0% | 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 9.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 10.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 11.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 9.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 8.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 9.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 13.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
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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 annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region in Latvia?
- Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region in Latvia was 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1985.
- What is the lowest annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Latvia ranks 137th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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