Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Latvia
Latvia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 9.69 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Latvia, 1995–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in Latvia is 9.69 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Latvia peaked at 9.69 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.64 kt, in 1995.
That places Latvia 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.64 kt | — |
| 1996 | 2.89 kt | +76.3% |
| 1997 | 3.93 kt | +36.2% |
| 1998 | 4.81 kt | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 5.54 kt | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 6.15 kt | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 6.66 kt | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 7.09 kt | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 7.47 kt | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 7.79 kt | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 8.07 kt | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 8.32 kt | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 8.55 kt | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 8.76 kt | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.9 kt | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 9.02 kt | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 9.13 kt | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.22 kt | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 9.29 kt | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 9.36 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.41 kt | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.45 kt | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.49 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.53 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.57 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.6 kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 9.63 kt | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 9.66 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 9.69 kt | +0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 9.69 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.71 kt, 90% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 9.69 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.55 kt, 77% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +76.3% | 1.64 kt | 2.89 kt |
| 1997 | +36.2% | 2.89 kt | 3.93 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.76 kt | 1.64 kt | 5.54 kt | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.78 kt | 6.15 kt | 8.9 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.35 kt | 9.02 kt | 9.57 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.64 kt | 9.6 kt | 9.69 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 solid food waste — emissions in Latvia?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Latvia was 9.69 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.69 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 kt in 1995.
- How does Latvia rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Latvia ranks 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.