Waste — Emissions Share in Latvia

Latvia: Waste — Emissions Share was 35.13 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35.13 %
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
66th
of 208 countries
All-time high
35.13 %
in 2023
All-time low
11.04 %
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Latvia, 1992–2023

1015202530351992200720231992: 11 %1993: 12.1 %1994: 16.8 %1995: 16.9 %1996: 16.5 %1997: 17.2 %1998: 17.9 %1999: 18.4 %2000: 19.2 %2001: 19.9 %2002: 19.2 %2003: 19.9 %2004: 23.8 %2005: 28 %2006: 30.7 %2007: 33.8 %2008: 27.7 %2009: 29.1 %2010: 29.9 %2011: 32.1 %2012: 33.2 %2013: 33.6 %2014: 32.1 %2015: 32.3 %2016: 33 %2017: 32.9 %2018: 33.6 %2019: 33.7 %2020: 33.4 %2021: 34.1 %2022: 34.4 %2023: 35.1 %

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 66th of 208 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 63 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 35.48 % compare
  2. 64 Dominican Republic 35.31 % compare
  3. 65 Jamaica 35.25 % compare
  4. 67 Tonga 34.8 % compare
  5. 68 Panama 34.54 % compare
  6. 69 Costa Rica 34.29 % compare

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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 66th out of 208 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.