Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Latvia
Latvia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,626 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Latvia, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Latvia is 1,626 kilograms per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Latvia peaked at 1,704 kilograms per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 785.22 kilograms per person, in 1996.
Latvia ranks 48th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 887.39 kilograms per person | 785.22 kilograms per person | 1,150 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,318 kilograms per person | 895.15 kilograms per person | 1,704 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,519 kilograms per person | 1,342 kilograms per person | 1,682 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,627 kilograms per person | 1,594 kilograms per person | 1,660 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 45 Finland 1,664 kilograms per person compare
- 46 Iran 1,639 kilograms per person compare
- 47 Switzerland 1,633 kilograms per person compare
- 49 Germany 1,620 kilograms per person compare
- 50 Seychelles 1,563 kilograms per person compare
- 51 United Kingdom 1,544 kilograms per person compare
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 transport in Latvia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Latvia was 1,626 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,704 kilograms per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 785.22 kilograms per person in 1996.
- How does Latvia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Latvia ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.