Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Latvia
Latvia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
63rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
13.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1985
All-time low
2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2000
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Latvia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Latvia stood at 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Latvia peaked at 13.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 63rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 7.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 60 Denmark 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 61 Lithuania 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 62 Austria 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 64 Cyprus 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 65 Israel 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 66 Venezuela 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Latvia?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Latvia was 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Latvia ranks 63rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.