Environment in Latvia

56 indicators covering environment for Latvia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5531 Mt CO2e 2024 down 9.1% 137th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.92 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.2% 112th
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2227 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 25.3% 131st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.06 Mt CO2e 2024 down 40.9% 126th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.65 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 4.0% 79th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.81 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.1% 128th
Aquaculture production 742.01 metric tons 2024 up 8.1% 137th
Capture fisheries production 56,368 metric tons 2024 down 52.8% 98th
Total fisheries production 57,110 metric tons 2024 down 52.5% 104th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.7244 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.5% 112th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.6156 Mt CO2e 2024 down 27.3% 123rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.021 Mt CO2e 2024 down 36.2% 119th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.27 Mt CO2e 2024 up 5.0% 91st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 2.1 Mt CO2e 2024 up 22.4% 95th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0628 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.8% 94th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0044 Mt CO2e 2024 down 50.0% 145th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 11.64 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.6% 137th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0566 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.5% 135th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0317 Mt CO2e 2024 down 25.4% 115th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0244 Mt CO2e 2024 up 66.0% 78th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.33 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.7% 104th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0359 Mt CO2e 2024 down 25.2% 151st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0251 Mt CO2e 2024 up 28.1% 62nd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0208 Mt CO2e 2024 up 47.5% 66th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.24 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 1.9% 62nd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.09 Mt CO2e 2024 down 11.6% 130th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.18 Mt CO2e 2024 down 24.7% 107th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1936 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.9% 135th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0199 Mt CO2e 2024 up 29.2% 63rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e 2024 down 50.0% 139th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.07 Mt CO2e 2024 down 9.6% 145th
F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.4369 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.9% 113th
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.097 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 25.3% 127th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -65.3% 2024 down 6.4% 198th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -7.3% 2024 up 67.7% 162nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF -57.7% 2024 down 3.7% 199th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -61.7% 2024 down 7.1% 199th
Coal rents 0.0% 2021 70th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.2031 Mt CO2e 2024 up 36.5% 53rd
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 1.02 2022 down 30.6% 163rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0 Mt CO2e 2024 down 100.0% 91st
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0 Mt CO2e 2024 78th
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 14.92 Mt CO2e 2023 up 71.3% 113th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 3.23 Mt CO2e 2023 up 189.2% 43rd
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Forest rents 1.1% 2021 down 11.1% 54th
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 179.08 2022 up 82.5% 19th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -0.8741 Mt CO2e 2023 up 85.9% 59th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0.7509 Mt CO2e 2023 up 29.6% 94th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 1.51 Mt CO2e 2023 up 12,869.5% 33rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 4.04 Mt CO2e 2023 up 5.2% 14th
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 16.9% 2017 down 70.0% 148th
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 123rd
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 92nd