🇱🇻 Latvia’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Population 1.87 Million, Europe.

Key Messages

• Emissions: Latvia emitted around 14.2 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, about 0.02% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 7.6 tonnes per person per year in 2024, rated very high on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions fell by around 0.14 megatonnes CO₂e a year, or 0.96% yearly, over the ten years to 2024-slower than the 4% yearly global decline needed for Net Zero in 2050 and around 1.7 °C warming.
• What drives it: CO₂ makes up 66% of Latvia’s emissions, methane 16%, nitrous oxide 15% and F-gases 2.4%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Latvia’s emissions have produced around 2,190 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, about 0.06% of the global total, averaging around 6.4 tonnes per person per year, rated high.