Share global food emissions in Latvia
Latvia: Share global food emissions was 0.0505 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share global food emissions in Latvia, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.0505 for share global food emissions in 2015.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Latvia peaked at 0.0665 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.039, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 125th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0599 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0558 | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0665 | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0588 | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0466 | -20.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0415 | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0427 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0391 | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0397 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0394 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.039 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0446 | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0449 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.047 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0454 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0463 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0622 | +34.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0645 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0636 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0616 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0635 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0503 | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0506 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0509 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0505 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0505 | -0.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0505 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0733, 69% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0505 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1173, 43% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +34.3% | 0.0463 | 0.0622 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.049 | 0.0391 | 0.0665 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0519 | 0.039 | 0.0645 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0527 | 0.0503 | 0.0635 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 122 Mauritania 0.0561 compare
- 123 Libya 0.055 compare
- 124 Tajikistan 0.0534 compare
- 126 Rwanda 0.0496 compare
- 127 Kyrgyzstan 0.0495 compare
- 128 Burundi 0.0481 compare
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 share global food emissions in Latvia?
- Share global food emissions in Latvia was 0.0505 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0665 in 1992.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.039 in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for share global food emissions?
- Latvia ranks 125th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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