Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Latvia
Latvia: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 37.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▲ Rising
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Latvia, 2004–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Latvia is 37.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Latvia peaked at 47.01 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.4 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27.99 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2006 | 33.75 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 25.4 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 30.19 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 43.14 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 47.01 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 32.17 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 27.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 45.85 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +64.9% |
| 2022 | 37.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.05 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 25.4 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 33.75 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 36.06 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 27.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 47.01 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 41.79 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 37.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 45.85 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 4 Romania 222.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 5 Austria 127.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 6 Luxembourg 118.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 7 France 94.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 8 Belgium 86.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 9 Greece 83.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 79.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.97 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.13 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 13,700 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 8,296 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 64,590 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 6,010 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 62,230 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 29,396 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Latvia?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Latvia was 37.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.01 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2014.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Latvia ranks 7th out of 7 groups with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 2025 Database documentation