Waste — Emissions per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions per capita in Latvia is 0.44 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.18 t CO2eq/cap, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 42nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2038 t CO2eq/cap | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4375 t CO2eq/cap | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 0.47 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 39 Costa Rica 0.47 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 41 Finland 0.46 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 42 Algeria 0.44 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 42 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.44 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 42 Colombia 0.44 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 42 Georgia 0.44 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Latvia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 263.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1,077 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.9956 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 38.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 342.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 336.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 6.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.2262 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Latvia?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Latvia was 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.44 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 t CO2eq/cap in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Latvia ranks 42nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.