Total greenhouse gas emissions in Latvia

Latvia emitted 9.6 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (Eurostat) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Latvia, 2024 9.6 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −2.8% 2023: 9.9 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,017.2 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 27th of 31 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Latvia over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (Eurostat) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period LatviaEuropean Union
2024 9.6 Mt CO2e 3,017.2 Mt CO2e
2023 9.9 Mt CO2e 3,088.3 Mt CO2e
2022 10.0 Mt CO2e 3,359.6 Mt CO2e
2021 10.6 Mt CO2e 3,452.7 Mt CO2e
2020 10.4 Mt CO2e 3,280.9 Mt CO2e
2019 11.0 Mt CO2e 3,574.5 Mt CO2e
2018 11.1 Mt CO2e 3,732.8 Mt CO2e
2017 10.7 Mt CO2e 3,821.2 Mt CO2e
2016 10.6 Mt CO2e 3,796.9 Mt CO2e
2015 10.7 Mt CO2e 3,794.3 Mt CO2e
2014 10.6 Mt CO2e 3,750.3 Mt CO2e
2013 10.7 Mt CO2e 3,895.3 Mt CO2e
2012 10.8 Mt CO2e 3,979.9 Mt CO2e
2011 11.0 Mt CO2e 4,051.8 Mt CO2e
2010 11.7 Mt CO2e 4,168.8 Mt CO2e
2009 10.6 Mt CO2e 4,091.3 Mt CO2e
2008 11.3 Mt CO2e 4,391.1 Mt CO2e
2007 11.8 Mt CO2e 4,487.2 Mt CO2e
2006 11.4 Mt CO2e 4,539.9 Mt CO2e
2005 11.0 Mt CO2e 4,537.1 Mt CO2e
2004 10.8 Mt CO2e 4,562.0 Mt CO2e
2003 10.9 Mt CO2e 4,559.1 Mt CO2e
2002 10.7 Mt CO2e 4,483.3 Mt CO2e
2001 10.7 Mt CO2e 4,496.1 Mt CO2e
2000 10.1 Mt CO2e 4,448.8 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.8% from 9.9 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 10.6 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −9.2%.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2024, Latvia has the 27th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,017.2 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
env_air_gge · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=MIO_T airpol=GHG src_crf=TOTX4_MEMO
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Latvia
Provider update
2 June 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat