Climate Change in Latvia

1,298 indicators covering climate change for Latvia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 0.0% 2024 down 1.3% 137th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 2.7% 114th
Share of global methane emissions 0.0% 2024 down 15.2% 146th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions 0.1% 2024 down 4.3% 114th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 0.0005 °C 2024 up 9.1% 107th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 0.0005 °C 2024 up 9.1% 107th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 0.0004 °C 2024 up 4.3% 115th
Global warming contributions by gas and source 0 °C 2024 up 8.7% 106th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 3.2% 137th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 173.65 kt 2023 down 28.9% 80th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 0.0258 tonnes per person 2024 down 78.8% 102nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal 48,274 tonnes 2024 down 80.1% 117th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 152.57 million tonnes 2024 up 0.8% 68th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 0.0258 tonnes per person 2024 down 78.8% 102nd
Incineration — Emissions 29.85 kt 2023 up 1.5% 56th
Incineration — Emissions (CO2eq) 29.85 kt 2023 up 1.5% 56th
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 29.85 kt 2023 up 1.5% 56th
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 23.6% 2025 down 26.6% 46th
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 0.9196 kt 2023 down 14.0% 88th
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 76.19 years 2023 up 2.7% 106th
Rice — Area harvested, per capita 0 ha per person 2023 100th
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 2023 100th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 100th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 100th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 89th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 89th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita 0 t per person 2023 100th
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square 0 t per square kilometre 2023 100th
Food Packaging — Energy Use 428.32 TJ 2023 down 13.3% 78th
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 100.0% 93rd
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 100.0% 93rd
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 93rd
Rye — Crop residues 1.32 million kg 2050 17th
Rye — Crop residues 0.0254 kt 2050 17th
Rye — Crop residues 0.0207 kt 2050 17th
Rye — Crop residues 0.0047 kt 2050 17th
Raw milk of sheep — Production 0 t 2023 79th
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 100 2022 unchanged 1st
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2017 4th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2017 16th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2017 up 17,799.4% 4th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2017 up 15,700.0% 16th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2017 up 10,832.2% 4th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2017 up 9,550.0% 16th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.5173 kg per person 2017 up 12,773.0% 4th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 16.15 kg per square kilometre 2017 up 11,263.2% 16th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 51.9% 4th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 3.1% 13th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 42.2% 11th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 52.5% 4th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 2.7% 12th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 42.7% 11th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita 0.1115 t per person 2023 up 51.9% 4th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per unit 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 down 3.1% 13th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per 3.37 t per square kilometre 2023 up 42.2% 11th
Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 58.7% 3rd
Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 1.2% 10th
Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 48.5% 17th
Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 58.5% 3rd
Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 1.1% 10th