Botswana vs Latvia: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual

Botswana
-0.4736 % change on previous year
in 2024
Latvia
-0.4481 % change on previous year
in 2024
Botswana rank
150th
Latvia rank
148th

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual over time

  • Botswana
  • Latvia
-30-20-1001020197119972024

How they compare

Latvia currently reports -0.4481 % change on previous year against -0.4736 % change on previous year in Botswana, a difference of 0.0255 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latvia ahead.

Botswana ranks 150th and Latvia ranks 148th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Latvia Difference Ahead
1970s 6.43 % change on previous year 2.12 % change on previous year 4.31 % change on previous year Botswana
1980s 0.5584 % change on previous year 1.04 % change on previous year 0.4782 % change on previous year Latvia
1990s 1.35 % change on previous year -8.33 % change on previous year 9.68 % change on previous year Botswana
2000s -0.1631 % change on previous year 0.0268 % change on previous year 0.1899 % change on previous year Latvia
2010s -2.99 % change on previous year -0.1701 % change on previous year 2.82 % change on previous year Latvia
2020s 0.8593 % change on previous year -1.13 % change on previous year 1.99 % change on previous year Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual, Botswana or Latvia?
Latvia, at -0.4481 % change on previous year against -0.4736 % change on previous year in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual between Botswana and Latvia?
0.0255 % change on previous year, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latvia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Latvia rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual?
Botswana ranks 150th and Latvia ranks 148th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,499 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.