Per capita methane emissions in Latvia
Latvia: Per capita methane emissions was 1.22 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.22
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
63rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.2
in 1850
All-time low
0.8448
in 2000
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Latvia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.22 for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Latvia peaked at 2.2 in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.8448, in 2000.
That places Latvia 63rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.2 | — |
| 1851 | 2.18 | -0.9% |
| 1852 | 2.16 | -0.9% |
| 1853 | 2.14 | -0.9% |
| 1854 | 2.12 | -0.9% |
| 1855 | 2.1 | -0.9% |
| 1856 | 2.08 | -0.9% |
| 1857 | 2.06 | -0.9% |
| 1858 | 2.04 | -0.9% |
| 1859 | 1.99 | -2.9% |
| 1860 | 1.93 | -2.7% |
| 1861 | 1.93 | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 1.94 | +0.1% |
| 1863 | 1.94 | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 1.92 | -0.9% |
| 1865 | 1.9 | -0.9% |
| 1866 | 1.89 | -0.9% |
| 1867 | 1.87 | -0.9% |
| 1868 | 1.85 | -1.1% |
| 1869 | 1.83 | -1.1% |
| 1870 | 1.81 | -1.1% |
| 1871 | 1.79 | -1.1% |
| 1872 | 1.77 | -1.0% |
| 1873 | 1.75 | -1.0% |
| 1874 | 1.73 | -1.0% |
| 1875 | 1.71 | -1.0% |
| 1876 | 1.7 | -1.0% |
| 1877 | 1.68 | -1.0% |
| 1878 | 1.66 | -1.0% |
| 1879 | 1.65 | -1.0% |
| 1880 | 1.63 | -1.0% |
| 1881 | 1.61 | -1.0% |
| 1882 | 1.6 | -1.0% |
| 1883 | 1.58 | -1.0% |
| 1884 | 1.57 | -1.0% |
| 1885 | 1.55 | -1.0% |
| 1886 | 1.53 | -1.2% |
| 1887 | 1.51 | -1.2% |
| 1888 | 1.5 | -1.2% |
| 1889 | 1.48 | -1.3% |
| 1890 | 1.46 | -1.2% |
| 1891 | 1.44 | -1.2% |
| 1892 | 1.43 | -1.0% |
| 1893 | 1.41 | -1.0% |
| 1894 | 1.4 | -1.0% |
| 1895 | 1.38 | -1.0% |
| 1896 | 1.37 | -1.0% |
| 1897 | 1.36 | -1.0% |
| 1898 | 1.34 | -1.1% |
| 1899 | 1.33 | -1.1% |
| 1900 | 1.31 | -1.1% |
| 1901 | 1.3 | -1.1% |
| 1902 | 1.28 | -1.1% |
| 1903 | 1.27 | -1.1% |
| 1904 | 1.26 | -1.1% |
| 1905 | 1.24 | -1.1% |
| 1906 | 1.23 | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 1.22 | -1.1% |
| 1908 | 1.2 | -1.0% |
| 1909 | 1.2 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 1.22 | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 1.25 | +2.8% |
| 1912 | 1.3 | +3.8% |
| 1913 | 1.36 | +4.9% |
| 1914 | 1.42 | +4.3% |
| 1915 | 1.48 | +4.3% |
| 1916 | 1.48 | -0.3% |
| 1917 | 1.48 | +0.1% |
| 1918 | 1.48 | +0.3% |
| 1919 | 1.48 | +0.1% |
| 1920 | 1.54 | +3.6% |
| 1921 | 1.58 | +2.6% |
| 1922 | 1.61 | +1.9% |
| 1923 | 1.63 | +1.2% |
| 1924 | 1.63 | +0.2% |
| 1925 | 1.61 | -0.9% |
| 1926 | 1.61 | +0.1% |
| 1927 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 1.62 | +0.1% |
| 1931 | 1.62 | -0.1% |
| 1932 | 1.62 | -0.1% |
| 1933 | 1.61 | -0.1% |
| 1934 | 1.61 | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 1.61 | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 1.61 | -0.2% |
| 1937 | 1.6 | -0.2% |
| 1938 | 1.6 | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 1.6 | -0.2% |
| 1941 | 1.59 | -0.3% |
| 1942 | 1.59 | -0.2% |
| 1943 | 1.59 | -0.1% |
| 1944 | 1.59 | -0.1% |
| 1945 | 1.59 | +0.1% |
| 1946 | 1.59 | +0.2% |
| 1947 | 1.6 | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 1.6 | +0.2% |
| 1949 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 1.6 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 1.59 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.59 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.59 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.59 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.59 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.59 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.58 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.57 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 1.55 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 1.51 | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 1.56 | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 1.6 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 1.55 | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 1.56 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 1.62 | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 1.65 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.64 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.63 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.59 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.64 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 1.66 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.67 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.69 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.7 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.7 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.69 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.7 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.71 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.72 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.72 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.73 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.72 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.75 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.75 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.72 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.72 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.67 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.67 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.6 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 1.59 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.84 | +15.7% |
| 1993 | 1.64 | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 1.2 | -26.9% |
| 1995 | 1.06 | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 1.05 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.01 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9769 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9241 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8448 | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8663 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8937 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9276 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9613 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.08 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.14 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 1.09 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.14 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.21 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.22 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.23 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.24 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.25 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.23 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.23 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.22 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.24 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.22 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.22 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.22 | -0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1.22 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 1.2× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1.22 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions 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 | -26.9% | 1.64 | 1.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.11 | 1.99 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.9 | 1.83 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.72 | 1.65 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.56 | 1.48 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.39 | 1.33 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.25 | 1.2 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.39 | 1.22 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.6 | 1.54 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.61 | 1.6 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.59 | 1.57 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.59 | 1.51 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.67 | 1.59 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.72 | 1.67 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 | 0.9241 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9882 | 0.8448 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 1.07 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,340 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Latvia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Latvia was 1.22 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 in 1850.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8448 in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Latvia ranks 63rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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