Pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Latvia
Latvia: Pollution, grime or other environmental problems was 15.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Latvia, 2005–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Latvia stood at 15.4%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Latvia peaked at 34.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2023.
Latvia ranks 6th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 28.0% | 34.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 17.2% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.4% | 15.7% | 2 |
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More environment data for Latvia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 11.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.24 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1936 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0199 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0208 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0044 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5531 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Latvia?
- Pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Latvia was 15.4% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pollution, grime or other environmental problems recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest pollution, grime or other environmental problems recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for pollution, grime or other environmental problems?
- Latvia ranks 6th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pollution, grime or other environmental problems rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pollution, grime or other environmental problems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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