Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Latvia
Latvia: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 5.03 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Latvia, 1850–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Latvia is 5.03 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Latvia peaked at 11.48 tonnes per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, -1.56 tonnes per person, in 2000.
That places Latvia 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 169 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10.6 tonnes per person | 10.16 tonnes per person | 11.48 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 8.6 tonnes per person | 7.91 tonnes per person | 9.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 7.29 tonnes per person | 6.88 tonnes per person | 7.9 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.4 tonnes per person | 6.02 tonnes per person | 6.77 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.63 tonnes per person | 5.38 tonnes per person | 6.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.05 tonnes per person | 4.84 tonnes per person | 5.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.09 tonnes per person | 3.99 tonnes per person | 4.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.87 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | 4.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.66 tonnes per person | 3.55 tonnes per person | 3.84 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 2.31 tonnes per person | 3.68 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.12 tonnes per person | 2.9 tonnes per person | 7.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.68 tonnes per person | 6.1 tonnes per person | 7.37 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.87 tonnes per person | 7.5 tonnes per person | 9.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.44 tonnes per person | 7.3 tonnes per person | 10.86 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.08 tonnes per person | -1.09 tonnes per person | 9.29 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 tonnes per person | -1.56 tonnes per person | 6.68 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.35 tonnes per person | 3.21 tonnes per person | 5.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 tonnes per person | 4.51 tonnes per person | 5.03 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 including land-use change in Latvia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Latvia was 5.03 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 including land-use change recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.48 tonnes per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.56 tonnes per person in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Latvia ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.