Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Latvia
Latvia: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was -57.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Latvia, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Latvia recorded -57.7% for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Latvia peaked at -6.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -59.7%, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 199th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -6.3% | — |
| 1992 | -21.2% | +233.5% |
| 1993 | -33.0% | +55.7% |
| 1994 | -44.5% | +34.9% |
| 1995 | -50.4% | +13.4% |
| 1996 | -50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | -52.4% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | -54.4% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | -56.7% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | -59.7% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | -57.5% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | -57.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | -56.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | -55.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | -55.4% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | -53.2% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | -51.7% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | -53.1% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | -55.9% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | -52.0% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | -54.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | -54.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | -55.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | -55.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | -54.7% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | -54.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | -55.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | -53.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | -53.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | -55.8% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | -54.8% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | -57.1% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | -57.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | -57.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -41.1% | -56.7% | -6.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | -55.6% | -59.7% | -51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -54.3% | -55.7% | -52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -56.6% | -57.7% | -54.8% | 5 |
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More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0816 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0387 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -0.361 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Latvia?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Latvia was -57.7% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was -6.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -59.7% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Latvia ranks 199th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Change Land Use and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5) to combine different GHGs. Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.