Per capita co2 by source in Latvia
Latvia: Per capita co2 by source was 0.0258 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0258
Change on year
down 19.4%
World rank
102nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.55
in 1986
All-time low
0.0001
in 1832
Years of data
173
1830–2024
Per capita co2 by source in Latvia, 1830–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.0258 for per capita co2 by source in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.4% on the previous year and down 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 by source in Latvia peaked at 1.55 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 1832.
That places Latvia 102nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita co2 by source in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0.0002 | — |
| 1831 | 0.0002 | +18.5% |
| 1832 | 0.0001 | -34.4% |
| 1833 | 0.0002 | +22.5% |
| 1850 | 0.0008 | +371.9% |
| 1855 | 0.0022 | +179.8% |
| 1858 | 0.003 | +33.8% |
| 1859 | 0.0031 | +4.4% |
| 1860 | 0.0036 | +17.6% |
| 1861 | 0.0046 | +27.7% |
| 1862 | 0.0041 | -12.0% |
| 1863 | 0.004 | -2.0% |
| 1864 | 0.0043 | +6.8% |
| 1865 | 0.0039 | -8.8% |
| 1866 | 0.0137 | +253.0% |
| 1867 | 0.0152 | +10.8% |
| 1868 | 0.0112 | -26.4% |
| 1869 | 0.0158 | +41.2% |
| 1870 | 0.0171 | +8.0% |
| 1871 | 0.0238 | +39.7% |
| 1872 | 0.0239 | +0.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0197 | -17.7% |
| 1874 | 0.0222 | +12.9% |
| 1875 | 0.023 | +3.5% |
| 1876 | 0.0255 | +10.8% |
| 1877 | 0.022 | -13.6% |
| 1878 | 0.0295 | +34.0% |
| 1879 | 0.027 | -8.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0317 | +17.6% |
| 1881 | 0.028 | -11.8% |
| 1882 | 0.0284 | +1.6% |
| 1883 | 0.0325 | +14.3% |
| 1884 | 0.0248 | -23.8% |
| 1885 | 0.0231 | -6.6% |
| 1886 | 0.0231 | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.0199 | -13.5% |
| 1888 | 0.0196 | -1.7% |
| 1889 | 0.0227 | +15.9% |
| 1890 | 0.0233 | +2.6% |
| 1891 | 0.0222 | -4.8% |
| 1892 | 0.0237 | +6.6% |
| 1893 | 0.027 | +14.1% |
| 1894 | 0.0308 | +14.1% |
| 1895 | 0.028 | -9.0% |
| 1896 | 0.029 | +3.5% |
| 1897 | 0.0337 | +16.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0368 | +9.4% |
| 1899 | 0.0466 | +26.4% |
| 1900 | 0.0501 | +7.5% |
| 1901 | 0.045 | -10.1% |
| 1902 | 0.0441 | -2.1% |
| 1903 | 0.047 | +6.6% |
| 1904 | 0.0556 | +18.3% |
| 1905 | 0.0602 | +8.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0678 | +12.5% |
| 1907 | 0.0791 | +16.7% |
| 1908 | 0.0786 | -0.5% |
| 1909 | 0.0814 | +3.6% |
| 1910 | 0.076 | -6.7% |
| 1911 | 0.0872 | +14.7% |
| 1912 | 0.1112 | +27.5% |
| 1913 | 0.1369 | +23.1% |
| 1914 | 0.1136 | -17.1% |
| 1915 | 0.0916 | -19.3% |
| 1916 | 0.1006 | +9.8% |
| 1917 | 0.0991 | -1.5% |
| 1918 | 0.0385 | -61.1% |
| 1919 | 0.0227 | -41.1% |
| 1920 | 0.0221 | -2.4% |
| 1921 | 0.0277 | +25.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0338 | +21.8% |
| 1923 | 0.0365 | +8.2% |
| 1924 | 0.0507 | +38.8% |
| 1925 | 0.0457 | -9.8% |
| 1926 | 0.0813 | +77.9% |
| 1927 | 0.1042 | +28.1% |
| 1928 | 0.1271 | +22.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1208 | -4.9% |
| 1930 | 0.1182 | -2.2% |
| 1931 | 0.1403 | +18.7% |
| 1932 | 0.1928 | +37.5% |
| 1933 | 0.2389 | +23.9% |
| 1934 | 0.3059 | +28.0% |
| 1935 | 0.368 | +20.3% |
| 1936 | 0.4383 | +19.1% |
| 1937 | 0.4385 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.4592 | +4.7% |
| 1939 | 0.4661 | +1.5% |
| 1940 | 0.6383 | +37.0% |
| 1941 | 0.4999 | -21.7% |
| 1942 | 0.149 | -70.2% |
| 1943 | 0.1909 | +28.1% |
| 1944 | 0.2981 | +56.1% |
| 1945 | 0.5661 | +89.9% |
| 1946 | 0.6265 | +10.7% |
| 1947 | 0.7495 | +19.6% |
| 1948 | 0.7722 | +3.0% |
| 1949 | 0.8627 | +11.7% |
| 1950 | 0.9556 | +10.8% |
| 1951 | 1.03 | +7.8% |
| 1952 | 1.05 | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 1.07 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 1.15 | +6.9% |
| 1955 | 1.26 | +9.7% |
| 1956 | 1.3 | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 1.34 | +3.8% |
| 1958 | 1.33 | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 1.31 | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 1.25 | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 1.18 | -5.9% |
| 1962 | 1.11 | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 1.12 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 1.14 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 1.16 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.17 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.14 | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.09 | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 1.08 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 1.12 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 1.13 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.13 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.11 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.08 | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.1 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.13 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.14 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.1 | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.17 | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 1.03 | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 1.05 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.04 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.23 | +17.8% |
| 1986 | 1.55 | +25.8% |
| 1987 | 1.39 | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 1.43 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.16 | -19.0% |
| 1990 | 1.06 | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9268 | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8274 | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7781 | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6032 | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 0.447 | -25.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4229 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3868 | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2918 | -24.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2252 | -22.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2406 | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2248 | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1884 | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1694 | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.142 | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1615 | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1718 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2061 | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2022 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1692 | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2171 | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2148 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1967 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1496 | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1216 | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0962 | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0845 | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0861 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1022 | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0868 | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0525 | -39.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0416 | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.031 | -25.6% |
| 2023 | 0.032 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0258 | -19.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0258 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2688, 10% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0258 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418, 6% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | +371.9% | 0.0002 | 0.0008 |
| 1866 | +253.0% | 0.0039 | 0.0137 |
| 1855 | +179.8% | 0.0008 | 0.0022 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | 0.0002 | 4 |
| 1850s | 0.0023 | 0.0008 | 0.0031 | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.008 | 0.0036 | 0.0158 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0234 | 0.0171 | 0.0295 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0254 | 0.0196 | 0.0325 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0301 | 0.0222 | 0.0466 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0609 | 0.0441 | 0.0814 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0877 | 0.0227 | 0.1369 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.065 | 0.0221 | 0.1271 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3166 | 0.1182 | 0.4661 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5353 | 0.149 | 0.8627 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.18 | 0.9556 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 | 1.03 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5966 | 0.2252 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1876 | 0.142 | 0.2406 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1356 | 0.0845 | 0.2171 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0366 | 0.0258 | 0.0525 | 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 per capita co2 by source in Latvia?
- Per capita co2 by source in Latvia was 0.0258 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 by source recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 in 1986.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 by source recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 1832.
- How does Latvia rank for per capita co2 by source?
- Latvia ranks 102nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 by source rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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