Waste — Emissions Share in Latvia
Latvia: Waste — Emissions Share was 35.13 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 35.13 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Latvia peaked at 35.13 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.04 %, in 1992.
Latvia ranks 68th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.04 % | — |
| 1993 | 12.09 % | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 16.76 % | +38.6% |
| 1995 | 16.89 % | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 16.52 % | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 17.25 % | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 17.92 % | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 18.35 % | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 19.16 % | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 19.92 % | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 19.23 % | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 19.87 % | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 23.83 % | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 27.99 % | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 30.69 % | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 33.81 % | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 27.73 % | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 29.11 % | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 29.92 % | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 32.13 % | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 33.23 % | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 33.58 % | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 32.15 % | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 32.29 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 33 % | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 32.89 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 33.6 % | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 33.66 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 33.42 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 34.15 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 34.36 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 35.13 % | +2.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 35.13 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.93 %, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 35.13 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.63 %, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +38.6% | 12.09 % | 16.76 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.85 % | 11.04 % | 18.35 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 25.13 % | 19.16 % | 33.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.64 % | 29.92 % | 33.66 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.27 % | 33.42 % | 35.13 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 65 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 35.48 % compare
- 66 Dominican Republic 35.31 % compare
- 67 Jamaica 35.25 % compare
- 69 Tonga 34.8 % compare
- 70 Panama 34.54 % compare
- 71 Costa Rica 34.29 % 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 waste — emissions share in Latvia?
- Waste — emissions share in Latvia was 35.13 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.13 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.04 % in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for waste — emissions share?
- Latvia ranks 68th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Share (CH4). 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.