Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Latvia
Latvia: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 0.0317 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Latvia, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Latvia is 0.0317 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Latvia peaked at 0.1099 Mt CO2e in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0317 Mt CO2e, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 115th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0721 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0721 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0752 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0775 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0801 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0881 Mt CO2e | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.088 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0885 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0901 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0909 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0896 Mt CO2e | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0935 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.096 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0992 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.102 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1032 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1052 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.107 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1085 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1099 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0742 Mt CO2e | -32.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0709 Mt CO2e | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0594 Mt CO2e | -16.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0426 Mt CO2e | -28.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0387 Mt CO2e | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0386 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0388 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.04 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0377 Mt CO2e | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0345 Mt CO2e | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0362 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0393 Mt CO2e | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0406 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0445 Mt CO2e | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.046 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0466 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0461 Mt CO2e | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0512 Mt CO2e | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0497 Mt CO2e | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0449 Mt CO2e | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0429 Mt CO2e | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0434 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0442 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0417 Mt CO2e | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0425 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0438 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0411 Mt CO2e | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0415 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0423 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0397 Mt CO2e | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0332 Mt CO2e | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0339 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0331 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.033 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0317 Mt CO2e | -3.9% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0317 Mt CO2e is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0866 Mt CO2e, 37% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0317 Mt CO2e is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1149 Mt CO2e, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -32.5% | 0.1099 Mt CO2e | 0.0742 Mt CO2e |
| 1993 | -28.3% | 0.0594 Mt CO2e | 0.0426 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0823 Mt CO2e | 0.0721 Mt CO2e | 0.0909 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1014 Mt CO2e | 0.0896 Mt CO2e | 0.1099 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0475 Mt CO2e | 0.0345 Mt CO2e | 0.0742 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0445 Mt CO2e | 0.0362 Mt CO2e | 0.0512 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0423 Mt CO2e | 0.0397 Mt CO2e | 0.0442 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.033 Mt CO2e | 0.0317 Mt CO2e | 0.0339 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Latvia?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Latvia was 0.0317 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1099 Mt CO2e in 1989.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0317 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Latvia ranks 115th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).