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 6,566.3 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% | 0,022% |
| 2023 | 11.698.021 | 6.900.393 | 2.075.640 | 2.287.598 | 434.390 | 6,35 | −1,06% | 0,022% |
| 2022 | 11.823.611 | 6.926.780 | 2.153.478 | 2.312.430 | 430.923 | 6,36 | −5,02% | 0,023% |
| 2021 | 12.448.505 | 7.530.390 | 2.167.586 | 2.321.233 | 429.296 | 6,64 | 2,13% | 0,024% |
| 2020 | 12.188.514 | 7.277.080 | 2.161.619 | 2.335.064 | 414.750 | 6,44 | −4,66% | 0,025% |
| 2019 | 12.784.104 | 7.907.791 | 2.188.367 | 2.265.828 | 422.118 | 6,69 | −0,98% | 0,025% |
| 2018 | 12.911.064 | 8.107.921 | 2.203.283 | 2.176.003 | 423.856 | 6,69 | 4,69% | 0,026% |
| 2017 | 12.332.456 | 7.432.143 | 2.255.705 | 2.216.079 | 428.529 | 6,33 | −1,07% | 0,025% |
| 2016 | 12.465.504 | 7.480.595 | 2.264.129 | 2.286.331 | 434.449 | 6,33 | −0,12% | 0,026% |
| 2015 | 12.480.765 | 7.647.969 | 2.285.442 | 2.133.413 | 413.940 | 6,26 | 2,22% | 0,026% |
| 2014 | 12.209.949 | 7.573.859 | 2.286.081 | 1.948.908 | 401.101 | 6,06 | −0,97% | 0,025% |
| 2013 | 12.329.164 | 7.779.380 | 2.228.144 | 1.933.847 | 387.793 | 6,04 | −1,96% | 0,026% |
| 2012 | 12.575.371 | 8.027.369 | 2.231.948 | 1.941.864 | 374.190 | 6,09 | −0,6% | 0,027% |
| 2011 | 12.650.919 | 8.233.358 | 2.193.758 | 1.850.078 | 373.725 | 6,05 | −4,37% | 0,027% |
| 2010 | 13.228.635 | 8.879.932 | 2.173.306 | 1.803.625 | 371.772 | 6,24 | 8,82% | 0,029% |
| 2009 | 12.156.720 | 7.751.935 | 2.228.584 | 1.830.387 | 345.814 | 5,67 | −5,84% | 0,028% |
| 2008 | 12.910.407 | 8.478.698 | 2.214.700 | 1.887.229 | 329.779 | 5,94 | −2,99% | 0,030% |
| 2007 | 13.308.955 | 8.914.292 | 2.169.839 | 1.886.261 | 338.562 | 6,05 | 3,34% | 0,031% |
| 2006 | 12.878.306 | 8.540.024 | 2.182.430 | 1.805.380 | 350.473 | 5,79 | 4,82% | 0,031% |
| 2005 | 12.286.216 | 8.030.014 | 2.139.614 | 1.769.967 | 346.621 | 5,46 | 1,21% | 0,030% |
| 2004 | 12.139.563 | 7.957.768 | 2.141.744 | 1.745.212 | 294.840 | 5,33 | 0,65% | 0,031% |
| 2003 | 12.061.663 | 7.915.053 | 2.163.642 | 1.728.981 | 253.987 | 5,23 | 2,57% | 0,032% |
| 2002 | 11.759.287 | 7.665.015 | 2.153.161 | 1.713.571 | 227.541 | 5,04 | 0,49% | 0,032% |
| 2001 | 11.701.862 | 7.669.211 | 2.120.344 | 1.707.013 | 205.295 | 4,96 | 5,43% | 0,032% |
| 2000 | 11.099.244 | 7.230.882 | 2.056.293 | 1.638.083 | 173.986 | 4,66 | −6,86% | 0,031% |
| 1999 | 11.916.437 | 7.866.447 | 2.232.363 | 1.667.823 | 149.805 | 4,95 | −5,12% | 0,034% |
| 1998 | 12.559.731 | 8.417.689 | 2.372.444 | 1.635.005 | 134.593 | 5,17 | −4,13% | 0,036% |
| 1997 | 13.100.639 | 8.814.727 | 2.501.635 | 1.665.689 | 118.589 | 5,34 | −3,94% | 0,038% |
| 1996 | 13.637.356 | 9.250.682 | 2.613.073 | 1.672.570 | 101.030 | 5,5 | −0,15% | 0,040% |
| 1995 | 13.658.124 | 9.235.455 | 2.667.531 | 1.672.106 | 83.033 | 5,44 | −10,71% | 0,041% |
| 1994 | 15.296.086 | 10.487.222 | 2.999.086 | 1.754.687 | 55.091 | 6,01 | −17,16% | 0,047% |
| 1993 | 18.464.566 | 12.051.095 | 4.247.021 | 2.126.984 | 39.467 | 7,15 | −14,97% | 0,057% |
| 1992 | 21.714.803 | 14.305.364 | 5.027.526 | 2.351.647 | 30.265 | 8,29 | −15,83% | 0,067% |
| 1991 | 25.797.833 | 17.991.281 | 5.295.236 | 2.475.083 | 36.232 | 9,74 | −6,35% | 0,080% |
| 1990 | 27.546.434 | 19.619.063 | 5.395.206 | 2.514.733 | 17.432 | 10,34 | 1,52% | 0,085% |
| 1989 | 27.134.549 | 18.976.628 | 5.566.033 | 2.582.337 | 9.551 | 10,19 | −1,07% | 0,085% |
| 1988 | 27.429.221 | 19.325.740 | 5.488.349 | 2.607.853 | 7.279 | 10,35 | −0,57% | 0,087% |
| 1987 | 27.586.849 | 19.367.830 | 5.555.785 | 2.656.844 | 6.390 | 10,5 | 1,4% | 0,091% |
| 1986 | 27.205.886 | 19.116.042 | 5.443.129 | 2.640.105 | 6.611 | 10,46 | 1,48% | 0,092% |
| 1985 | 26.810.354 | 18.763.105 | 5.421.483 | 2.624.494 | 1.272 | 10,39 | 0,53% | 0,092% |
| 1984 | 26.669.447 | 18.721.880 | 5.346.739 | 2.598.645 | 2.183 | 10,4 | 0,82% | 0,093% |
| 1983 | 26.452.961 | 18.651.562 | 5.222.837 | 2.576.516 | 2.046 | 10,37 | 1,32% | 0,094% |
| 1982 | 26.108.794 | 18.431.011 | 5.139.097 | 2.536.924 | 1.762 | 10,28 | 1,81% | 0,094% |
| 1981 | 25.643.401 | 18.051.662 | 5.073.753 | 2.515.585 | 2.402 | 10,13 | 0,89% | 0,092% |
| 1980 | 25.415.997 | 17.846.139 | 5.057.839 | 2.511.784 | 233 | 10,08 | 2,85% | 0,089% |
| 1979 | 24.710.904 | 17.180.777 | 5.023.046 | 2.507.081 | 0 | 9,84 | 2,35% | 0,086% |
| 1978 | 24.144.278 | 16.670.049 | 4.974.897 | 2.499.332 | 0 | 9,65 | 3,31% | 0,086% |
| 1977 | 23.370.971 | 16.026.204 | 4.893.723 | 2.451.044 | 0 | 9,37 | 2,32% | 0,086% |
| 1976 | 22.841.556 | 15.543.296 | 4.859.829 | 2.438.432 | 0 | 9,2 | 3,09% | 0,086% |
| 1975 | 22.157.029 | 14.920.069 | 4.836.747 | 2.400.213 | 0 | 8,97 | 5,33% | 0,087% |
| 1974 | 21.035.229 | 13.940.128 | 4.726.001 | 2.369.100 | 0 | 8,57 | 5,5% | 0,083% |
| 1973 | 19.938.129 | 13.027.784 | 4.585.960 | 2.324.385 | 0 | 8,18 | 5,75% | 0,078% |
| 1972 | 18.854.839 | 12.075.398 | 4.488.061 | 2.291.380 | 0 | 7,8 | 4,99% | 0,078% |
| 1971 | 17.958.233 | 11.351.271 | 4.351.564 | 2.255.398 | 0 | 7,49 | 1,39% | 0,077% |
| 1970 | 17.712.435 | 11.336.538 | 4.161.584 | 2.214.314 | 0 | 7,45 | – | 0,076% |
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).