Greenhouse gas emissions in Latvia
Latvia: Greenhouse gas emissions was 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
137th
of 199 countries
All-time high
34.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1985
All-time low
5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2000
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions in Latvia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
In 2024, greenhouse gas emissions in Latvia stood at 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions in Latvia peaked at 34.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1985 and was at its lowest, 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 137th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 9.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 10.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 11.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 9.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 8.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 9.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 13.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 134 Sierra Leone 16.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 135 Costa Rica 14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 136 Brunei 14.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 138 Guyana 13.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 139 Togo 12.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 140 Georgia 12.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
More climate change data for Latvia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 1.85 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Urban population 1.27 million (2025)
- Urban population 68.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.45 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 980.75 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.45 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.45 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas emissions in Latvia?
- Greenhouse gas emissions in Latvia was 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1985.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Latvia ranks 137th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.