Environment in Latvia

3,151 indicators covering environment for Latvia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Fuelwood — Energy production 114,201 TJ 2024 up 33.5% 49th
Chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 34,643 t 2024 up 31,976.9% 43rd
Chemical wood pulp — Export value 27,882 1000 USD 2024 up 44,871.0% 42nd
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 96.8% 156th
Veneer sheets — Production 0 m3 2024 134th
Recovered paper — Export value 12,763 1000 USD 2024 up 25.7% 54th
Recovered paper — Export quantity 76,659 t 2024 up 27.0% 53rd
Total Bioenergy — Energy production 119,946 TJ 2024 up 31.0% 62nd
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import quantity 359 t 2024 up 2,661.5% 63rd
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import value 564 1000 USD 2024 up 1,181.8% 64th
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption 40,344 TJ 2024 down 4.8% 84th
Municipal water withdrawal 87.36 million cubic meters 2023 down 45.2% 145th
Fuelwood — Energy consumption 40,161 TJ 2024 down 4.8% 70th
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption 41,131 TJ 2024 down 6.0% 89th
Household and sanitary papers — Import quantity 2,966 t 2024 up 42.5% 116th
Household and sanitary papers — Import value 5,239 1000 USD 2024 up 34.5% 107th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.2031 Mt CO2e 2024 up 36.5% 53rd
Pulp for paper — Import value, per square kilometre 0.1334 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 2,621.2% 53rd
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.2073 t per square kilometre 2023 up 5,186.6% 52nd
Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 0.1316 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 2,932.1% 55th
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.2061 t per square kilometre 2023 up 5,358.0% 55th
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution 13.01 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 23.8% 135th
Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate -7.22 % change on previous year 2024 down 233.3% 102nd
Charcoal — Energy production 199.3 TJ 2024 down 48.0% 91st
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export quantity 34,565 t 2024 up 32,508.5% 39th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export value 27,676 1000 USD 2024 up 51,151.9% 39th
Wood fuel — Import quantity 35,210 m3 2024 up 3,142.2% 23rd
Wood fuel — Import value 2,468 1000 USD 2024 up 1,492.3% 30th
Wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 0.1318 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 2,938.4% 52nd
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.2066 t per square kilometre 2023 up 5,369.5% 52nd
Wood residues — Import quantity 263,080 m3 2024 up 407.0% 10th
Wood residues — Import value 17,035 1000 USD 2024 up 710.4% 11th
Industrial roundwood — Production, per capita 6.19 m3 per person 2024 up 6.5% 2nd
Charcoal — Energy consumption 74.93 TJ 2024 down 15.3% 116th
Annual freshwater withdrawals 172.33 million billion cubic meters 2022 down 30.6% 153rd
Pulp for paper — Production 18,499 t 2024 68th
Graphic papers — Production 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 86th
Household and sanitary papers — Production 3,933 t 2024 88th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 2.73 m3 per person 2024 up 59.6% 3rd
Industrial roundwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0003 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.4% 3rd
Wood residues — Export quantity 113,702 m3 2024 up 97.7% 13th
Wood residues — Export value 11,601 1000 USD 2024 up 137.7% 13th
Wood fuel — Export quantity 685,011 m3 2024 up 225.6% 2nd
Wood fuel — Export value 117,595 1000 USD 2024 up 409.1% 1st
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0001 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2.8% 9th
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 1.02 2022 down 30.6% 163rd
Printing and writing papers — Production 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 82nd
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 133,247 m3 2024 down 43.1% 26th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 11,035 1000 USD 2024 down 11.4% 39th
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal 179.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2022 up 82.5% 19th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0 Mt CO2e 2024 down 100.0% 91st
Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 77.9% 48th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 1.05 million m3 2024 down 1.2% 14th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import value 112,769 1000 USD 2024 up 9.7% 14th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import quantity 1.05 million m3 2024 down 1.2% 14th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import value 112,769 1000 USD 2024 up 9.7% 14th
Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, per capita 2.95 m3 per person 2024 down 15.1% 5th
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity 3.06 million m3 2024 up 95.1% 7th
Wood chips and particles — Export value 202,008 1000 USD 2024 up 195.2% 7th
Other industrial roundwood, coniferous (production) — Production 250,000 m3 2024 down 65.8% 26th