Per capita ghg co2 including land use in Latvia
Latvia: Per capita ghg co2 including land use was 7.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.4
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
62nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
13.39
in 1985
All-time low
2.28
in 2000
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg co2 including land use in Latvia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg co2 including land use in Latvia is 7.4, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg co2 including land use in Latvia peaked at 13.39 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.28, in 2000.
That places Latvia 62nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita ghg co2 including land use in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 10.07 | — |
| 1851 | 9.76 | -3.0% |
| 1852 | 9.59 | -1.8% |
| 1853 | 9.4 | -2.0% |
| 1854 | 9.49 | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 9.26 | -2.4% |
| 1856 | 9.08 | -1.9% |
| 1857 | 9.01 | -0.8% |
| 1858 | 8.89 | -1.4% |
| 1859 | 8.86 | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 8.34 | -6.0% |
| 1861 | 8.17 | -2.0% |
| 1862 | 8.03 | -1.7% |
| 1863 | 7.99 | -0.5% |
| 1864 | 7.82 | -2.1% |
| 1865 | 7.71 | -1.5% |
| 1866 | 7.49 | -2.8% |
| 1867 | 7.51 | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 7.31 | -2.7% |
| 1869 | 7.24 | -1.0% |
| 1870 | 7.21 | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 7 | -3.0% |
| 1872 | 6.89 | -1.6% |
| 1873 | 6.79 | -1.4% |
| 1874 | 6.75 | -0.6% |
| 1875 | 6.64 | -1.6% |
| 1876 | 6.58 | -1.0% |
| 1877 | 6.51 | -1.0% |
| 1878 | 6.52 | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 6.45 | -1.1% |
| 1880 | 6.31 | -2.1% |
| 1881 | 6.17 | -2.2% |
| 1882 | 6.16 | -0.2% |
| 1883 | 6.16 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 6.08 | -1.2% |
| 1885 | 5.96 | -1.9% |
| 1886 | 5.88 | -1.5% |
| 1887 | 5.84 | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 5.74 | -1.8% |
| 1889 | 5.67 | -1.3% |
| 1890 | 5.67 | +0.1% |
| 1891 | 5.58 | -1.7% |
| 1892 | 5.44 | -2.5% |
| 1893 | 5.35 | -1.7% |
| 1894 | 5.25 | -1.8% |
| 1895 | 5.27 | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 5.2 | -1.4% |
| 1897 | 5.16 | -0.6% |
| 1898 | 5.18 | +0.4% |
| 1899 | 5.13 | -1.1% |
| 1900 | 5.02 | -2.0% |
| 1901 | 5.05 | +0.4% |
| 1902 | 4.9 | -2.9% |
| 1903 | 4.88 | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 4.82 | -1.3% |
| 1905 | 4.74 | -1.7% |
| 1906 | 4.69 | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 4.67 | -0.4% |
| 1908 | 4.61 | -1.2% |
| 1909 | 4.63 | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 4.25 | -8.2% |
| 1911 | 4.22 | -0.6% |
| 1912 | 4.31 | +1.9% |
| 1913 | 4.43 | +2.9% |
| 1914 | 4.51 | +1.8% |
| 1915 | 4.65 | +3.1% |
| 1916 | 4.65 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 4.71 | +1.2% |
| 1918 | 4.57 | -2.8% |
| 1919 | 4.56 | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 4.64 | +1.7% |
| 1921 | 4.69 | +1.1% |
| 1922 | 4.74 | +1.2% |
| 1923 | 4.7 | -0.9% |
| 1924 | 4.72 | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 4.69 | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 4.71 | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 4.69 | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 4.7 | +0.1% |
| 1929 | 4.79 | +2.0% |
| 1930 | 4.69 | -2.2% |
| 1931 | 4.79 | +2.3% |
| 1932 | 4.81 | +0.5% |
| 1933 | 4.84 | +0.5% |
| 1934 | 4.93 | +1.8% |
| 1935 | 5 | +1.5% |
| 1936 | 5.17 | +3.4% |
| 1937 | 5.06 | -2.2% |
| 1938 | 5.15 | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 5.09 | -1.2% |
| 1940 | 5.23 | +2.8% |
| 1941 | 4.97 | -5.1% |
| 1942 | 4.21 | -15.4% |
| 1943 | 4.11 | -2.2% |
| 1944 | 4.42 | +7.4% |
| 1945 | 4.44 | +0.5% |
| 1946 | 4.52 | +1.8% |
| 1947 | 4.77 | +5.5% |
| 1948 | 4.75 | -0.4% |
| 1949 | 5 | +5.4% |
| 1950 | 5.24 | +4.7% |
| 1951 | 5.58 | +6.5% |
| 1952 | 5.98 | +7.2% |
| 1953 | 6.22 | +4.0% |
| 1954 | 6.6 | +6.0% |
| 1955 | 7.13 | +8.1% |
| 1956 | 7.58 | +6.3% |
| 1957 | 7.99 | +5.4% |
| 1958 | 8.26 | +3.4% |
| 1959 | 8.46 | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 8.15 | -3.6% |
| 1961 | 8.2 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 8.16 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 8.44 | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 8.61 | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 8.75 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 9.03 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 9.24 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 9.48 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 9.53 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 9.73 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 10.21 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 10.51 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 10.9 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 10.96 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 11.42 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 11.75 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 11.89 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 12.1 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 12.23 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 12.62 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 12.46 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 12.57 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 12.62 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 12.68 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 13.39 | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 12.37 | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 10.57 | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 10.2 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 9.81 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 10.38 | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 9.79 | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 8.74 | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 9.42 | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 3.87 | -58.9% |
| 1995 | 4.17 | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 3.77 | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 3.37 | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 2.85 | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 3 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 2.28 | -23.8% |
| 2001 | 2.98 | +30.7% |
| 2002 | 2.95 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 4.5 | +52.7% |
| 2004 | 6.61 | +46.7% |
| 2005 | 7.82 | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 6.29 | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 6.1 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 5.82 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 5.53 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 6.26 | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 6.46 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 7.01 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 6.52 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 6.74 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 7.9 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 7.16 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 7.17 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.88 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 7.64 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 7.38 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 7.28 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.26 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 7.38 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 7.4 | +0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 7.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8, 95% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 7.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.18, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg co2 including land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -58.9% | 9.42 | 3.87 |
| 2003 | +52.7% | 2.95 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | +46.7% | 4.5 | 6.61 |
| 2001 | +30.7% | 2.28 | 2.98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.34 | 8.86 | 10.07 | 10 |
| 1860s | 7.76 | 7.24 | 8.34 | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.73 | 6.45 | 7.21 | 10 |
| 1880s | 6 | 5.67 | 6.31 | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.32 | 5.13 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.8 | 4.61 | 5.05 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.49 | 4.22 | 4.71 | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.71 | 4.64 | 4.79 | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.95 | 4.69 | 5.17 | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.64 | 4.11 | 5.23 | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.9 | 5.24 | 8.46 | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.76 | 8.15 | 9.53 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.17 | 9.73 | 12.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.93 | 9.81 | 13.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.94 | 2.85 | 10.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.09 | 2.28 | 7.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 | 6.26 | 7.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.34 | 7.26 | 7.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 ghg co2 including land use in Latvia?
- Per capita ghg co2 including land use in Latvia was 7.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg co2 including land use recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.39 in 1985.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg co2 including land use recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for per capita ghg co2 including land use?
- Latvia ranks 62nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg co2 including land use rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg co2 including land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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