Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Latvia?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Latvia

Name: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Latvia
Creator: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Latvia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.1%

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

103rd

of 194 countries

All-time high

0.4%

in 1850

All-time low

0.1%

in 2024

Years of data

169

1850–2024

Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Latvia, 1850–2024

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.1% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 169 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Latvia peaked at 0.4% in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.

That places Latvia 103rd 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.

Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Latvia, 1850 to 2024.
Year	%	Change
1850	0.4%	—
1855	0.1%	-68.9%
1858	0.1%	-2.3%
1859	0.1%	+19.7%
1860	0.2%	+12.7%
1861	0.2%	+9.5%
1862	0.2%	+7.4%
1863	0.2%	+6.0%
1864	0.2%	+4.8%
1865	0.2%	+4.1%
1866	0.2%	+3.3%
1867	0.2%	+3.0%
1868	0.2%	+2.5%
1869	0.2%	+2.2%
1870	0.2%	+1.5%
1871	0.2%	+1.1%
1872	0.2%	+0.6%
1873	0.2%	+0.5%
1874	0.2%	+0.4%
1875	0.2%	+0.2%
1876	0.2%	+0.2%
1877	0.2%	+0.0%
1878	0.2%	+0.0%
1879	0.2%	-0.1%
1880	0.2%	-0.2%
1881	0.2%	-0.2%
1882	0.2%	-0.3%
1883	0.2%	-0.3%
1884	0.2%	-0.3%
1885	0.2%	-0.3%
1886	0.2%	-0.3%
1887	0.2%	-0.3%
1888	0.2%	-0.4%
1889	0.2%	-0.4%
1890	0.2%	-0.5%
1891	0.2%	-0.6%
1892	0.2%	-0.6%
1893	0.2%	-0.6%
1894	0.2%	-0.6%
1895	0.2%	-0.6%
1896	0.2%	-0.6%
1897	0.2%	-0.6%
1898	0.2%	-0.6%
1899	0.2%	-0.6%
1900	0.2%	-0.6%
1901	0.2%	-0.7%
1902	0.2%	-0.7%
1903	0.2%	-0.7%
1904	0.2%	-0.7%
1905	0.2%	-0.8%
1906	0.2%	-0.8%
1907	0.2%	-0.9%
1908	0.2%	-0.8%
1909	0.2%	-0.8%
1910	0.2%	-1.0%
1911	0.2%	-1.1%
1912	0.2%	-1.1%
1913	0.2%	-1.1%
1914	0.2%	-1.0%
1915	0.2%	-1.0%
1916	0.2%	-1.1%
1917	0.2%	-1.1%
1918	0.2%	-1.1%
1919	0.2%	-1.0%
1920	0.2%	-1.2%
1921	0.2%	-1.1%
1922	0.2%	-1.1%
1923	0.2%	-1.3%
1924	0.2%	-1.2%
1925	0.2%	-1.2%
1926	0.2%	-1.2%
1927	0.2%	-1.2%
1928	0.2%	-1.2%
1929	0.2%	-1.2%
1930	0.2%	-1.2%
1931	0.2%	-1.1%
1932	0.2%	-1.0%
1933	0.2%	-1.0%
1934	0.2%	-1.0%
1935	0.2%	-1.0%
1936	0.2%	-1.0%
1937	0.2%	-1.1%
1938	0.2%	-1.0%
1939	0.2%	-1.0%
1940	0.1%	-1.1%
1941	0.1%	-1.2%
1942	0.1%	-1.3%
1943	0.1%	-1.4%
1944	0.1%	-1.3%
1945	0.1%	-1.1%
1946	0.1%	-1.2%
1947	0.1%	-1.2%
1948	0.1%	-1.2%
1949	0.1%	-1.1%
1950	0.1%	-1.3%
1951	0.1%	-1.3%
1952	0.1%	-1.1%
1953	0.1%	-1.1%
1954	0.1%	-1.0%
1955	0.1%	-0.9%
1956	0.1%	-0.8%
1957	0.1%	-0.8%
1958	0.1%	-0.7%
1959	0.1%	-0.7%
1960	0.1%	-0.7%
1961	0.1%	-0.7%
1962	0.1%	-0.7%
1963	0.1%	-0.6%
1964	0.1%	-0.6%
1965	0.1%	-0.6%
1966	0.1%	-0.5%
1967	0.1%	-0.5%
1968	0.1%	-0.5%
1969	0.1%	-0.6%
1970	0.1%	-0.6%
1971	0.1%	-0.5%
1972	0.1%	-0.5%
1973	0.1%	-0.4%
1974	0.1%	-0.4%
1975	0.1%	-0.3%
1976	0.1%	-0.3%
1977	0.1%	-0.3%
1978	0.1%	-0.3%
1979	0.1%	-0.3%
1980	0.1%	-0.2%
1981	0.1%	-0.1%
1982	0.1%	-0.1%
1983	0.1%	-0.1%
1984	0.1%	-0.2%
1985	0.1%	-0.1%
1986	0.1%	-0.3%
1987	0.1%	-0.6%
1988	0.1%	-0.6%
1989	0.1%	-0.7%
1990	0.1%	-0.6%
1991	0.1%	-0.7%
1992	0.1%	-0.9%
1993	0.1%	-0.4%
1994	0.1%	-1.8%
1995	0.1%	-1.6%
1996	0.1%	-1.8%
1997	0.1%	-1.9%
1998	0.1%	-1.9%
1999	0.1%	-1.9%
2000	0.1%	-2.0%
2001	0.1%	-1.8%
2002	0.1%	-1.9%
2003	0.1%	-1.6%
2004	0.1%	-1.2%
2005	0.1%	-0.9%
2006	0.1%	-1.4%
2007	0.1%	-1.5%
2008	0.1%	-1.5%
2009	0.1%	-1.5%
2010	0.1%	-1.4%
2011	0.1%	-1.4%
2012	0.1%	-1.3%
2013	0.1%	-1.4%
2014	0.1%	-1.4%
2015	0.1%	-1.1%
2016	0.1%	-1.2%
2017	0.1%	-1.2%
2018	0.1%	-1.1%
2019	0.1%	-1.1%
2020	0.1%	-1.0%
2021	0.1%	-1.1%
2022	0.1%	-1.1%
2023	0.1%	-1.1%
2024	0.1%	-1.1%

Latvia compared with similar countries

Latvia's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 56% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Latvia's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 51% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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
1855	-68.9%	0.4%	0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1850s	0.2%	0.1%	0.4%	4
1860s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
1870s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
1880s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
1890s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
1900s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
1910s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
1920s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
1930s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
1940s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
1950s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
1960s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
1970s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
1980s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
1990s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
2000s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
2010s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	10
2020s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	5

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Latvia?: Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Latvia was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Latvia?: The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1850.
What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Latvia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
How does Latvia rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?: Latvia ranks 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Latvia?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit: %
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).