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Share global methane emissions in Latvia

Latvia: Share global methane emissions was 0.0241 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0241
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
146th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.1736
in 1858
All-time low
0.0241
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Latvia, 1850–2024

00.050.10.15185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.0241 for share global methane emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Latvia peaked at 0.1736 in 1858 and was at its lowest, 0.0241, in 2024.

That places Latvia 146th out of 201 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.

Share global methane emissions in Latvia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1717 —
1851 0.1723 +0.3%
1852 0.1726 +0.2%
1853 0.1728 +0.1%
1854 0.1724 -0.3%
1855 0.1727 +0.2%
1856 0.1728 +0.0%
1857 0.1732 +0.2%
1858 0.1736 +0.3%
1859 0.1704 -1.8%
1860 0.1673 -1.8%
1861 0.1689 +1.0%
1862 0.1709 +1.2%
1863 0.1725 +0.9%
1864 0.1723 -0.1%
1865 0.1722 -0.0%
1866 0.1721 -0.1%
1867 0.1722 +0.1%
1868 0.1722 -0.0%
1869 0.1717 -0.3%
1870 0.1717 -0.0%
1871 0.1708 -0.5%
1872 0.1696 -0.7%
1873 0.1688 -0.5%
1874 0.1692 +0.2%
1875 0.1684 -0.5%
1876 0.1681 -0.2%
1877 0.1678 -0.2%
1878 0.1676 -0.1%
1879 0.1669 -0.4%
1880 0.1655 -0.8%
1881 0.1646 -0.5%
1882 0.1638 -0.5%
1883 0.1628 -0.6%
1884 0.1626 -0.1%
1885 0.1624 -0.1%
1886 0.1617 -0.4%
1887 0.1605 -0.8%
1888 0.1587 -1.1%
1889 0.1581 -0.4%
1890 0.1563 -1.1%
1891 0.1551 -0.7%
1892 0.1549 -0.2%
1893 0.1551 +0.1%
1894 0.1542 -0.5%
1895 0.1532 -0.7%
1896 0.1526 -0.4%
1897 0.1518 -0.6%
1898 0.1507 -0.7%
1899 0.149 -1.1%
1900 0.1477 -0.9%
1901 0.1469 -0.5%
1902 0.1464 -0.4%
1903 0.1446 -1.2%
1904 0.1442 -0.3%
1905 0.1432 -0.8%
1906 0.1417 -1.0%
1907 0.1391 -1.8%
1908 0.1399 +0.5%
1909 0.1388 -0.8%
1910 0.1379 -0.7%
1911 0.1384 +0.4%
1912 0.1389 +0.3%
1913 0.1384 -0.4%
1914 0.1411 +2.0%
1915 0.1417 +0.4%
1916 0.1346 -5.0%
1917 0.1289 -4.3%
1918 0.1258 -2.4%
1919 0.1245 -1.1%
1920 0.123 -1.2%
1921 0.1268 +3.1%
1922 0.1259 -0.7%
1923 0.1236 -1.8%
1924 0.1228 -0.7%
1925 0.121 -1.5%
1926 0.121 +0.0%
1927 0.1181 -2.4%
1928 0.1177 -0.3%
1929 0.1155 -1.8%
1930 0.1158 +0.3%
1931 0.1166 +0.7%
1932 0.1169 +0.3%
1933 0.1152 -1.4%
1934 0.1127 -2.1%
1935 0.111 -1.6%
1936 0.1081 -2.6%
1937 0.1058 -2.1%
1938 0.1055 -0.3%
1939 0.1038 -1.7%
1940 0.1015 -2.2%
1941 0.0996 -1.8%
1942 0.0982 -1.4%
1943 0.0962 -2.1%
1944 0.0948 -1.5%
1945 0.0957 +1.0%
1946 0.0931 -2.7%
1947 0.0904 -3.0%
1948 0.0892 -1.3%
1949 0.0882 -1.0%
1950 0.0863 -2.2%
1951 0.0841 -2.5%
1952 0.0829 -1.4%
1953 0.0816 -1.6%
1954 0.0802 -1.7%
1955 0.0772 -3.7%
1956 0.0756 -2.1%
1957 0.0742 -1.9%
1958 0.0733 -1.2%
1959 0.0708 -3.4%
1960 0.0694 -1.9%
1961 0.0674 -2.9%
1962 0.0697 +3.4%
1963 0.0706 +1.4%
1964 0.0677 -4.1%
1965 0.0671 -1.0%
1966 0.0677 +1.0%
1967 0.069 +1.9%
1968 0.0682 -1.2%
1969 0.066 -3.2%
1970 0.0636 -3.6%
1971 0.0658 +3.5%
1972 0.0659 +0.1%
1973 0.0649 -1.5%
1974 0.0661 +1.8%
1975 0.0663 +0.3%
1976 0.0656 -1.1%
1977 0.0647 -1.2%
1978 0.0651 +0.6%
1979 0.0642 -1.4%
1980 0.0652 +1.5%
1981 0.067 +2.8%
1982 0.0668 -0.3%
1983 0.0672 +0.6%
1984 0.0677 +0.7%
1985 0.0672 -0.6%
1986 0.0659 -2.1%
1987 0.0661 +0.3%
1988 0.0639 -3.3%
1989 0.0627 -1.8%
1990 0.0596 -5.0%
1991 0.0595 -0.1%
1992 0.0682 +14.6%
1993 0.0594 -12.8%
1994 0.042 -29.4%
1995 0.0362 -13.8%
1996 0.035 -3.3%
1997 0.0334 -4.6%
1998 0.0322 -3.5%
1999 0.0301 -6.5%
2000 0.0268 -10.9%
2001 0.0272 +1.4%
2002 0.0279 +2.6%
2003 0.028 +0.3%
2004 0.0281 +0.3%
2005 0.029 +3.1%
2006 0.0299 +3.4%
2007 0.0309 +3.3%
2008 0.0284 -8.3%
2009 0.0288 +1.4%
2010 0.0274 -4.7%
2011 0.0278 +1.3%
2012 0.0285 +2.7%
2013 0.0287 +0.7%
2014 0.0285 -0.9%
2015 0.0283 -0.7%
2016 0.0282 -0.1%
2017 0.0278 -1.6%
2018 0.0267 -4.1%
2019 0.0262 -1.8%
2020 0.026 -0.5%
2021 0.0257 -1.3%
2022 0.0249 -3.2%
2023 0.0245 -1.6%
2024 0.0241 -1.5%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 0.0241 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0876, 28% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 0.0241 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0901, 27% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global 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.

YearChange FromTo
1994 -29.4% 0.0594 0.042

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1724 0.1704 0.1736 10
1860s 0.1712 0.1673 0.1725 10
1870s 0.1689 0.1669 0.1717 10
1880s 0.1621 0.1581 0.1655 10
1890s 0.1533 0.149 0.1563 10
1900s 0.1433 0.1388 0.1477 10
1910s 0.135 0.1245 0.1417 10
1920s 0.1215 0.1155 0.1268 10
1930s 0.1111 0.1038 0.1169 10
1940s 0.0947 0.0882 0.1015 10
1950s 0.0786 0.0708 0.0863 10
1960s 0.0683 0.066 0.0706 10
1970s 0.0652 0.0636 0.0663 10
1980s 0.066 0.0627 0.0677 10
1990s 0.0455 0.0301 0.0682 10
2000s 0.0285 0.0268 0.0309 10
2010s 0.0278 0.0262 0.0287 10
2020s 0.0251 0.0241 0.026 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 143 Liberia 0.0264 compare
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  3. 145 Cyprus 0.0242 compare
  4. 147 Albania 0.0233 compare
  5. 148 Guinea-Bissau 0.0224 compare
  6. 149 Moldova 0.0215 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Latvia?
Share global methane emissions in Latvia was 0.0241 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1736 in 1858.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0241 in 2024.
How does Latvia rank for share global methane emissions?
Latvia ranks 146th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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 Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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