Treatment of hazardous waste in Latvia
Latvia: Treatment of hazardous waste was 6,837 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
6,837
Change on year
down 51.8%
World rank
48th
of 66 countries
All-time high
44,942
in 2010
All-time low
6,837
in 2022
Years of data
7
2010–2022
Treatment of hazardous waste in Latvia, 2010–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for treatment of hazardous waste in Latvia is 6,837, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 51.8% on the previous year and down 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment of hazardous waste in Latvia peaked at 44,942 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6,837, in 2022.
That places Latvia 48th out of 66 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27,539 | 15,645 | 44,942 | 5 |
| 2020s | 10,512 | 6,837 | 14,188 | 2 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 40.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 7.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0012 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 75,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 93,499 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment of hazardous waste in Latvia?
- Treatment of hazardous waste in Latvia was 6,837 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest treatment of hazardous waste recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 44,942 in 2010.
- What is the lowest treatment of hazardous waste recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,837 in 2022.
- How does Latvia rank for treatment of hazardous waste?
- Latvia ranks 48th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is treatment of hazardous waste rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Treatment of hazardous waste. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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