Climate Change in Latvia

1,298 indicators covering climate change for Latvia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Index of carbon stocks in forests, Index 147.99 2023 up 5.0% 28th
On-farm energy use — Emissions 0.305 kt 2023 up 12.7% 96th
On-farm energy use — Emissions 0.1866 kt 2023 up 48.3% 64th
On-farm energy use — Emissions 519.35 kt 2023 up 29.1% 83rd
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8.54 kt 2023 up 12.7% 96th
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 49.45 kt 2023 up 48.3% 64th
On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) 577.34 kt 2023 up 30.2% 82nd
Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture 7,683 TJ 2023 up 25.7% 66th
Total Energy — Emissions 519.35 kt 2023 up 29.1% 72nd
Total Energy — Emissions 0.305 kt 2023 up 12.7% 82nd
Total Energy — Emissions 0.1866 kt 2023 up 48.3% 52nd
Land area, 1000 Hectares 6,223 2023 up 0.0% 125th
Share of forest land, Percent 55 2023 up 1.1% 44th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas 0.0% 2024 down 45.1% 92nd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas 0.1% 2024 down 15.7% 80th
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 142nd
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 142nd
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 125th
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 125th
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0 t per person 2023 145th
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0 t per square kilometre 2023 145th
Raw milk of goats — Production 1,500 t 2023 down 51.8% 95th
Food Retail — Emissions 134.88 kt 2023 down 10.2% 110th
Food Retail — Emissions 0.01 kt 2023 down 38.8% 98th
Food Retail — Emissions 0.0013 kt 2023 down 39.0% 111th
Food Retail — Emissions 0.01 kt 2023 down 38.7% 114th
Food Retail — Emissions 0.0013 kt 2023 down 40.9% 128th
Food Retail — Emissions 134.88 kt 2023 down 10.2% 129th
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.2799 kt 2023 down 38.8% 114th
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.3532 kt 2023 down 39.1% 128th
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2016 down 24,100.0% 111th
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 141st
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 124th
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 144th
Food Retail — Energy Use 6,277 TJ 2023 down 5.7% 82nd
Food Retail — Energy Use 3,051 TJ 2023 down 5.0% 91st
IPPU — Emissions Share 0 % 2023 down 100.0% 91st
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires 68.15 tonnes 2026 down 31.1% 167th
Raw milk of goats — Emissions intensity 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 up 46.9% 80th
Raw milk of goats — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.76 kt 2023 down 29.2% 99th
Food Packaging — Emissions 0.0006 kt 2023 down 33.3% 109th
Food Packaging — Emissions 0.0001 kt 2023 unchanged 97th
Food Packaging — Emissions 25.82 kt 2023 down 9.6% 98th
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0181 kt 2023 down 25.5% 109th
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0209 kt 2023 down 10.3% 111th
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture 673.56 TJ 2023 up 21.5% 87th
Electricity — Emissions 20.36 kt 2023 up 21.5% 100th
Electricity — Emissions 0.2245 kt 2023 up 21.5% 87th
Electricity — Emissions 0.0012 kt 2023 up 20.0% 86th
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 29.85 kt 2023 up 1.5% 65th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.1723 billion cubic meters 2022 down 30.6% 153rd
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.0% 2022 down 30.6% 153rd
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population 100 2022 unchanged 1st
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 69.1% 26th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 80.3% 63rd
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 71.1% 56th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 68.6% 24th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 80.0% 61st
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 70.6% 56th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 68.7% 24th