Japan vs Latvia: Carbon intensity of GDP

Japan
0.2065 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latvia
0.2227 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Japan rank
134th
Latvia rank
131st

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Latvia
0.20.40.60.811.2197019972024

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.2227 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2065 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0162 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 134th and Latvia ranks 131st of 199 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3163 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8543 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.538 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Latvia
2000s 0.2984 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3881 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0898 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Latvia
2010s 0.2763 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3088 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0325 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Latvia
2020s 0.2228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2357 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Japan or Latvia?
Latvia, at 0.2227 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2065 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Japan and Latvia?
0.0162 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Japan ranks 134th and Latvia ranks 131st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.