Latvia Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
11,642,389
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−0.48%
decrease
Global Share
0.02%
Per Capita
6.37
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Latvia were 11,642,389 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions decreased by −0.48% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −55,632 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 11,698,021 tons.
- Per capita: 6.37 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Latvia accounts for 0.02% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11,642,389 | 6,807,219 | 2,066,331 | 2,331,902 | 436,937 | 6.37 | −0.48% | 0.02% |
| 2023 | 11,698,021 | 6,900,393 | 2,075,640 | 2,287,598 | 434,390 | 6.35 | −1.06% | 0.02% |
| 2022 | 11,823,611 | 6,926,780 | 2,153,478 | 2,312,430 | 430,923 | 6.36 | −5.02% | 0.02% |
| 2021 | 12,448,505 | 7,530,390 | 2,167,586 | 2,321,233 | 429,296 | 6.64 | 2.13% | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 12,188,514 | 7,277,080 | 2,161,619 | 2,335,064 | 414,750 | 6.44 | −4.66% | 0.02% |
| 2019 | 12,784,104 | 7,907,791 | 2,188,367 | 2,265,828 | 422,118 | 6.69 | −0.98% | 0.03% |
| 2018 | 12,911,064 | 8,107,921 | 2,203,283 | 2,176,003 | 423,856 | 6.69 | 4.69% | 0.03% |
| 2017 | 12,332,456 | 7,432,143 | 2,255,705 | 2,216,079 | 428,529 | 6.33 | −1.07% | 0.02% |
| 2016 | 12,465,504 | 7,480,595 | 2,264,129 | 2,286,331 | 434,449 | 6.33 | −0.12% | 0.03% |
| 2015 | 12,480,765 | 7,647,969 | 2,285,442 | 2,133,413 | 413,940 | 6.26 | 2.22% | 0.03% |
| 2014 | 12,209,949 | 7,573,859 | 2,286,081 | 1,948,908 | 401,101 | 6.06 | −0.97% | 0.03% |
| 2013 | 12,329,164 | 7,779,380 | 2,228,144 | 1,933,847 | 387,793 | 6.04 | −1.96% | 0.03% |
| 2012 | 12,575,371 | 8,027,369 | 2,231,948 | 1,941,864 | 374,190 | 6.09 | −0.6% | 0.03% |
| 2011 | 12,650,919 | 8,233,358 | 2,193,758 | 1,850,078 | 373,725 | 6.05 | −4.37% | 0.03% |
| 2010 | 13,228,635 | 8,879,932 | 2,173,306 | 1,803,625 | 371,772 | 6.24 | 8.82% | 0.03% |
| 2009 | 12,156,720 | 7,751,935 | 2,228,584 | 1,830,387 | 345,814 | 5.67 | −5.84% | 0.03% |
| 2008 | 12,910,407 | 8,478,698 | 2,214,700 | 1,887,229 | 329,779 | 5.94 | −2.99% | 0.03% |
| 2007 | 13,308,955 | 8,914,292 | 2,169,839 | 1,886,261 | 338,562 | 6.05 | 3.34% | 0.03% |
| 2006 | 12,878,306 | 8,540,024 | 2,182,430 | 1,805,380 | 350,473 | 5.79 | 4.82% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 12,286,216 | 8,030,014 | 2,139,614 | 1,769,967 | 346,621 | 5.46 | 1.21% | 0.03% |
| 2004 | 12,139,563 | 7,957,768 | 2,141,744 | 1,745,212 | 294,840 | 5.33 | 0.65% | 0.03% |
| 2003 | 12,061,663 | 7,915,053 | 2,163,642 | 1,728,981 | 253,987 | 5.23 | 2.57% | 0.03% |
| 2002 | 11,759,287 | 7,665,015 | 2,153,161 | 1,713,571 | 227,541 | 5.04 | 0.49% | 0.03% |
| 2001 | 11,701,862 | 7,669,211 | 2,120,344 | 1,707,013 | 205,295 | 4.96 | 5.43% | 0.03% |
| 2000 | 11,099,244 | 7,230,882 | 2,056,293 | 1,638,083 | 173,986 | 4.66 | −6.86% | 0.03% |
| 1999 | 11,916,437 | 7,866,447 | 2,232,363 | 1,667,823 | 149,805 | 4.95 | −5.12% | 0.03% |
| 1998 | 12,559,731 | 8,417,689 | 2,372,444 | 1,635,005 | 134,593 | 5.17 | −4.13% | 0.04% |
| 1997 | 13,100,639 | 8,814,727 | 2,501,635 | 1,665,689 | 118,589 | 5.34 | −3.94% | 0.04% |
| 1996 | 13,637,356 | 9,250,682 | 2,613,073 | 1,672,570 | 101,030 | 5.5 | −0.15% | 0.04% |
| 1995 | 13,658,124 | 9,235,455 | 2,667,531 | 1,672,106 | 83,033 | 5.44 | −10.71% | 0.04% |
| 1994 | 15,296,086 | 10,487,222 | 2,999,086 | 1,754,687 | 55,091 | 6.01 | −17.16% | 0.05% |
| 1993 | 18,464,566 | 12,051,095 | 4,247,021 | 2,126,984 | 39,467 | 7.15 | −14.97% | 0.06% |
| 1992 | 21,714,803 | 14,305,364 | 5,027,526 | 2,351,647 | 30,265 | 8.29 | −15.83% | 0.07% |
| 1991 | 25,797,833 | 17,991,281 | 5,295,236 | 2,475,083 | 36,232 | 9.74 | −6.35% | 0.08% |
| 1990 | 27,546,434 | 19,619,063 | 5,395,206 | 2,514,733 | 17,432 | 10.34 | 1.52% | 0.09% |
| 1989 | 27,134,549 | 18,976,628 | 5,566,033 | 2,582,337 | 9,551 | 10.19 | −1.07% | 0.09% |
| 1988 | 27,429,221 | 19,325,740 | 5,488,349 | 2,607,853 | 7,279 | 10.35 | −0.57% | 0.09% |
| 1987 | 27,586,849 | 19,367,830 | 5,555,785 | 2,656,844 | 6,390 | 10.5 | 1.4% | 0.09% |
| 1986 | 27,205,886 | 19,116,042 | 5,443,129 | 2,640,105 | 6,611 | 10.46 | 1.48% | 0.09% |
| 1985 | 26,810,354 | 18,763,105 | 5,421,483 | 2,624,494 | 1,272 | 10.39 | 0.53% | 0.09% |
| 1984 | 26,669,447 | 18,721,880 | 5,346,739 | 2,598,645 | 2,183 | 10.4 | 0.82% | 0.09% |
| 1983 | 26,452,961 | 18,651,562 | 5,222,837 | 2,576,516 | 2,046 | 10.37 | 1.32% | 0.09% |
| 1982 | 26,108,794 | 18,431,011 | 5,139,097 | 2,536,924 | 1,762 | 10.28 | 1.81% | 0.09% |
| 1981 | 25,643,401 | 18,051,662 | 5,073,753 | 2,515,585 | 2,402 | 10.13 | 0.89% | 0.09% |
| 1980 | 25,415,997 | 17,846,139 | 5,057,839 | 2,511,784 | 233 | 10.08 | 2.85% | 0.09% |
| 1979 | 24,710,904 | 17,180,777 | 5,023,046 | 2,507,081 | 0 | 9.84 | 2.35% | 0.09% |
| 1978 | 24,144,278 | 16,670,049 | 4,974,897 | 2,499,332 | 0 | 9.65 | 3.31% | 0.09% |
| 1977 | 23,370,971 | 16,026,204 | 4,893,723 | 2,451,044 | 0 | 9.37 | 2.32% | 0.09% |
| 1976 | 22,841,556 | 15,543,296 | 4,859,829 | 2,438,432 | 0 | 9.2 | 3.09% | 0.09% |
| 1975 | 22,157,029 | 14,920,069 | 4,836,747 | 2,400,213 | 0 | 8.97 | 5.33% | 0.09% |
| 1974 | 21,035,229 | 13,940,128 | 4,726,001 | 2,369,100 | 0 | 8.57 | 5.5% | 0.08% |
| 1973 | 19,938,129 | 13,027,784 | 4,585,960 | 2,324,385 | 0 | 8.18 | 5.75% | 0.08% |
| 1972 | 18,854,839 | 12,075,398 | 4,488,061 | 2,291,380 | 0 | 7.8 | 4.99% | 0.08% |
| 1971 | 17,958,233 | 11,351,271 | 4,351,564 | 2,255,398 | 0 | 7.49 | 1.39% | 0.08% |
| 1970 | 17,712,435 | 11,336,538 | 4,161,584 | 2,214,314 | 0 | 7.45 | – | 0.08% |
See also
- Latvia CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Latvia
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).