Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Latvia
Latvia: Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste was 1.82 million Tonne in 2022. ▲ Rising
Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Latvia, 2004–2022
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Tonne.
Analysis
The most recent figure for treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Latvia is 1.82 million Tonne, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Latvia peaked at 2.14 million Tonne in 2020 and was at its lowest, 988,139 Tonne, in 2004.
That places Latvia 39th out of 43 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Tonne | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 988,139 Tonne | — |
| 2006 | 1.15 million Tonne | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 1.39 million Tonne | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million Tonne | -27.4% |
| 2012 | 1.57 million Tonne | +56.4% |
| 2014 | 1.94 million Tonne | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 1.84 million Tonne | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.71 million Tonne | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 2.14 million Tonne | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 1.82 million Tonne | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 million Tonne | 988,139 Tonne | 1.39 million Tonne | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.61 million Tonne | 1.01 million Tonne | 1.94 million Tonne | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.98 million Tonne | 1.82 million Tonne | 2.14 million Tonne | 2 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0.0001 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 1.75 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 13.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.4655 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Latvia?
- Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Latvia was 1.82 million Tonne in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 million Tonne in 2020.
- What is the lowest treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 988,139 Tonne in 2004.
- How does Latvia rank for treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste?
- Latvia ranks 39th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste management operations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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