Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Latvia
Latvia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.2837 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Latvia, 1928–2024
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 0.2837 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Latvia peaked at 0.2933 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 tonnes per person, in 1945.
That places Latvia 23rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 1950s | 0.0214 tonnes per person | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 0.0364 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0611 tonnes per person | 0.042 tonnes per person | 0.0765 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1012 tonnes per person | 0.0806 tonnes per person | 0.1137 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1219 tonnes per person | 0.1125 tonnes per person | 0.1318 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0568 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0626 tonnes per person | 0.0373 tonnes per person | 0.0831 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2526 tonnes per person | 0.1767 tonnes per person | 0.2933 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2856 tonnes per person | 0.2821 tonnes per person | 0.2897 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Latvia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 1.85 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Urban population 1.27 million (2025)
- Urban population 68.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.45 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 980.75 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.45 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.45 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Latvia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Latvia was 0.2837 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 from cement recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2933 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 tonnes per person in 1945.
- How does Latvia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Latvia ranks 23rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.