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Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Latvia

Latvia: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.017 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.017 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.017 kt per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0131 kt per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Latvia, 1992–2023

00.0050.010.0151992200720231992: 0.013 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.013 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.013 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.013 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.013 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.013 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.013 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.014 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.017 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Latvia stood at 0.017 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Latvia peaked at 0.017 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0131 kt per square kilometre, in 1992.

Latvia ranks 8th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Latvia, year by year

Year kt per square kilometre Change
1992 0.0131 kt per square kilometre —
1993 0.0131 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.0131 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0133 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
1996 0.0133 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
1997 0.0134 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
1998 0.0135 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1999 0.014 kt per square kilometre +3.8%
2000 0.0149 kt per square kilometre +6.7%
2001 0.0151 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2002 0.0151 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2003 0.0152 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2004 0.0156 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2005 0.0156 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2006 0.0157 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2007 0.016 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2008 0.0163 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
2009 0.0164 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2010 0.0166 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
2011 0.0169 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
2012 0.0169 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2013 0.0169 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2014 0.0167 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
2015 0.0167 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0166 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
2017 0.0166 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2018 0.0167 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2019 0.0169 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
2020 0.0169 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2021 0.017 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2022 0.017 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2023 0.017 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 0.017 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 154.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 0.017 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 26.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0133 kt per square kilometre 0.0131 kt per square kilometre 0.014 kt per square kilometre 8
2000s 0.0156 kt per square kilometre 0.0149 kt per square kilometre 0.0164 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0168 kt per square kilometre 0.0166 kt per square kilometre 0.0169 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.017 kt per square kilometre 0.0169 kt per square kilometre 0.017 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 5 Burundi 0.0277 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 6 Poland 0.0192 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 7 Lithuania 0.0186 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 9 Estonia 0.0163 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 10 Belarus 0.0151 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 11 South Sudan 0.0124 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Latvia?
Grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Latvia was 0.017 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.017 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0131 kt per square kilometre in 1992.
How does Latvia rank for grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Latvia ranks 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is grassland organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.