Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Latvia
Latvia: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0.0258 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0258 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 19.4%
World rank
102nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.55 tonnes per person
in 1986
All-time low
0.0001 tonnes per person
in 1832
Years of data
173
1830–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Latvia, 1830–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.0258 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions 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 emissions by source in Latvia peaked at 1.55 tonnes per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 tonnes per person, 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 emissions by source in Latvia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | — |
| 1831 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 1832 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -34.4% |
| 1833 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +22.5% |
| 1850 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +371.9% |
| 1855 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +179.8% |
| 1858 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +33.8% |
| 1859 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1860 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1861 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +27.7% |
| 1862 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1863 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1864 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1865 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1866 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +253.0% |
| 1867 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1868 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | -26.4% |
| 1869 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | +41.2% |
| 1870 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1871 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | +39.7% |
| 1872 | 0.0239 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0197 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 1874 | 0.0222 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1875 | 0.023 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1876 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1877 | 0.022 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1878 | 0.0295 tonnes per person | +34.0% |
| 1879 | 0.027 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0317 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1881 | 0.028 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1882 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1883 | 0.0325 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1884 | 0.0248 tonnes per person | -23.8% |
| 1885 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1886 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 1888 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1889 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1890 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1891 | 0.0222 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1892 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1893 | 0.027 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1894 | 0.0308 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1895 | 0.028 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1896 | 0.029 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1897 | 0.0337 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0368 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1899 | 0.0466 tonnes per person | +26.4% |
| 1900 | 0.0501 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1901 | 0.045 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1902 | 0.0441 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1903 | 0.047 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1904 | 0.0556 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1905 | 0.0602 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0678 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1907 | 0.0791 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1908 | 0.0786 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1909 | 0.0814 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1910 | 0.076 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1911 | 0.0872 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1912 | 0.1112 tonnes per person | +27.5% |
| 1913 | 0.1369 tonnes per person | +23.1% |
| 1914 | 0.1136 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1915 | 0.0916 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 1916 | 0.1006 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1917 | 0.0991 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1918 | 0.0385 tonnes per person | -61.1% |
| 1919 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | -41.1% |
| 1920 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1921 | 0.0277 tonnes per person | +25.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0338 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 1923 | 0.0365 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1924 | 0.0507 tonnes per person | +38.8% |
| 1925 | 0.0457 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1926 | 0.0813 tonnes per person | +77.9% |
| 1927 | 0.1042 tonnes per person | +28.1% |
| 1928 | 0.1271 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1208 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1930 | 0.1182 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1931 | 0.1403 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1932 | 0.1928 tonnes per person | +37.5% |
| 1933 | 0.2389 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1934 | 0.3059 tonnes per person | +28.0% |
| 1935 | 0.368 tonnes per person | +20.3% |
| 1936 | 0.4383 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 1937 | 0.4385 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.4592 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1939 | 0.4661 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1940 | 0.6383 tonnes per person | +37.0% |
| 1941 | 0.4999 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1942 | 0.149 tonnes per person | -70.2% |
| 1943 | 0.1909 tonnes per person | +28.1% |
| 1944 | 0.2981 tonnes per person | +56.1% |
| 1945 | 0.5661 tonnes per person | +89.9% |
| 1946 | 0.6265 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1947 | 0.7495 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1948 | 0.7722 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1949 | 0.8627 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1950 | 0.9556 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1951 | 1.03 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1952 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 1.15 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1955 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1956 | 1.3 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 1.34 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1958 | 1.33 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 1.25 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1962 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.1 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.1 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.04 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.23 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 1986 | 1.55 tonnes per person | +25.8% |
| 1987 | 1.39 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.16 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1990 | 1.06 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9268 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8274 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7781 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6032 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 0.447 tonnes per person | -25.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4229 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3868 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2918 tonnes per person | -24.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2252 tonnes per person | -22.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2406 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2248 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1884 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1694 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.142 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1615 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1718 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2061 tonnes per person | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2022 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1692 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2171 tonnes per person | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2148 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1967 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1496 tonnes per person | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1216 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0962 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0845 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0861 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1022 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0868 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0525 tonnes per person | -39.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0416 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.031 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 2023 | 0.032 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0258 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0258 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2688 tonnes per person, 10% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0258 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418 tonnes per person, 6% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions 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 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person |
| 1866 | +253.0% | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0137 tonnes per person |
| 1855 | +179.8% | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1850s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.0158 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0234 tonnes per person | 0.0171 tonnes per person | 0.0295 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0254 tonnes per person | 0.0196 tonnes per person | 0.0325 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0301 tonnes per person | 0.0222 tonnes per person | 0.0466 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0609 tonnes per person | 0.0441 tonnes per person | 0.0814 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0877 tonnes per person | 0.0227 tonnes per person | 0.1369 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.065 tonnes per person | 0.0221 tonnes per person | 0.1271 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3166 tonnes per person | 0.1182 tonnes per person | 0.4661 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5353 tonnes per person | 0.149 tonnes per person | 0.8627 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.18 tonnes per person | 0.9556 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5966 tonnes per person | 0.2252 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1876 tonnes per person | 0.142 tonnes per person | 0.2406 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1356 tonnes per person | 0.0845 tonnes per person | 0.2171 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0366 tonnes per person | 0.0258 tonnes per person | 0.0525 tonnes per person | 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 emissions by source in Latvia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Latvia was 0.0258 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 tonnes per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 tonnes per person in 1832.
- How does Latvia rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Latvia ranks 102nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.