Environment in Latvia 122 indicators covering environment for Latvia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Renewable freshwater resources 41,041 Million cubic metres 2024 down 15.5% 26th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land 367.38 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 22.6% 3rd Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land 385.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 217.5% 2nd Water accounts - supply and use — Losses in distribution 4.93 Cubic metres 2024 down 65.0% 5th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Grassland 0.0649 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 60.2% 10th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland 0.4571 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 341.2% 11th Agricultural land area — Organic farming 307,249 Hectares 2024 up 51.0% 4th Environmental tax revenues 1,009 Million euro 2024 up 26.5% 34th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Grassland 255.57 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 6.4% 3rd Municipal waste by waste management operations 462 Kilograms per capita 2024 up 26.9% 29th Marine landings — National landings in foreign ports 41,617 Tonnes 2022 up 7.5% 5th Marine waters affected by eutrophication 1 Square kilometre 2025 down 80.0% 22nd Annual freshwater abstraction by source and sector 173.35 Million cubic metres 2024 up 3.0% 41st Biodiversity — Farmland birds index 80.32 Index 2024 down 27.6% 2nd Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland 153.88 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 16.5% 2nd Air emissions accounts totals bridging to emission inventory totals 11.33 million Tonne 2025 down 10.3% 33rd Average CO2 emissions per km from new passenger cars 113.5 Grams per kilometre 2025 down 17.2% 18th Trade in recyclable raw materials 514,884 Tonne 2025 up 31.6% 30th Biodiversity — Forest birds index 71.11 Index 2024 down 23.5% 7th Catches - inland waters 330 Tonnes live weight 2010 down 46.1% 38th Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste 4.79 Kilogrammes per person 2023 — 4th Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) 6.8 Kilogrammes per person 2023 — 7th Air emissions accounts by NACE Rev. 2 activity 9.58 million Tonne 2024 down 5.5% 35th Water exploitation index, plus 0.2% 2023 up 46.2% 41st Water use in the manufacturing industry by activity and supply 0.19 Million cubic metres 2024 down 75.3% 32nd Packaging waste by waste management operations 272,665 Tonne 2023 up 18.9% 30th Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total 37.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 2022 down 12.5% 7th Air emissions intensities by NACE Rev. 2 activity 270.08 Grams per euro, current prices 2024 down 46.8% 10th Pollution, grime or other environmental problems 15.4% 2023 down 16.8% 6th Material deprivation for the 'Environment' dimension, by number of 75.6% 2023 up 8.3% 24th Pollution, grime or other environmental problems by degree of 21.3% 2023 down 2.3% 7th Stock of zero-emission vehicles at 31st December by type of vehicle 11 Number 2025 — 32nd New zero-emission vehicles by type of vehicle and type of motor energy 4 Number 2025 — 30th End-of-life vehicles - reuse, recycling and recovery, totals 13,202 Tonne 2023 up 46.1% 30th End-of-life vehicles by waste management operations - detailed data 13,202 Tonne 2023 up 46.1% 30th Recycling rate of waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) 81.4% 2023 down 9.9% 25th Bathing waters with excellent quality by location 33 Number 2025 unchanged 23rd Management of waste by waste management operations and type of 1,446 Thousand tonnes 2024 up 35.3% 34th Transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness 311,253 Tonne 2024 up 158.1% 20th Pollution, grime or other environmental problems by level of 14.1% 2023 down 25.0% 16th Environmental protection investments of general government by 23.7 Million euro 2022 down 32.5% 33rd Nitrate in groundwater 1.82 Milligrams per litre 2023 down 59.7% 30th Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and 2,291 Number 2024 up 32.8% 35th EU GHG emissions from the production and consumption (footprint) 7,470 Kilograms per capita 2023 down 5.8% 29th Environmental protection investments of corporations as specialist 85.4 Million euro 2022 — 28th Environmental protection investments of total economy 147.5 Million euro 2022 — 31st Environmental protection investments of corporations as ancillary 9.6 Million euro 2022 up 4,700.0% 20th Production, value added and exports in the environmental goods and 1,330 Million euro 2022 up 109.9% 28th Contribution of the ICT sector to the air emissions in the economy by 0.3% 2023 up 27.3% 20th Air emissions from the ICT sector by NACE Rev. 2 activity 27,240 Tonne 2023 up 21.4% 34th Final consumption expenditure on environmental protection services by 71.6 Million euro 2022 — 37th Distribution of air emissions from the ICT sector by NACE Rev. 2 1.9% 2023 down 62.0% 34th Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 27,604 Tonne 2022 up 897.6% 35th Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste 1.82 million Tonne 2022 up 15.7% 39th National expenditure on environmental protection by institutional 438.7 Million euro 2022 — 34th Recycling of batteries and accumulators 2,015 Tonne 2023 up 195.9% 32nd Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) by waste management 24,258 Tonne 2018 down 14.5% 32nd Environmental subsidies and similar transfers from the Rest of the 138.07 Million euro 2022 up 54.5% 6th Environmental subsidies and similar transfers from general 171.39 Million euro 2022 up 51.3% 10th Environmental subsidies and similar transfers from general government 138.54 Million euro 2022 up 26.4% 9th ← Previous 1 2 3 Next → Page 2 of 3