Waste — Emissions Share in Latvia
Latvia: Waste — Emissions Share was 2.6 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 2.6 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Latvia peaked at 3.07 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.29 %, in 2013.
That places Latvia 168th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.74 % | 2.4 % | 3.07 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.59 % | 2.53 % | 2.66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 % | 2.29 % | 2.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 % | 2.43 % | 2.6 % | 4 |
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- 165 Madagascar 2.76 % compare
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- 167 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.63 % compare
- 169 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.54 % compare
- 170 Suriname 2.51 % compare
- 171 Sudan 2.39 % 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 share in Latvia?
- Waste — emissions share in Latvia was 2.6 % 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 3.07 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 % in 2013.
- How does Latvia rank for waste — emissions share?
- Latvia ranks 168th 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 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (N2O). 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.