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Carbon intensity of the economy — Latvia

Carbon intensity of the economy in Latvia in 2022 — 0.129 kg/$. Ranked 37 in the world out of 164. Since 1973, the indicator has fallen by 78.7%.

2022 0.129 kg/$ −10.42% vs 2021
World rank 37of 164
Period maximum 0.694 kg/$1985
Period minimum 0.129 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1973–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Latvia, 1973–202200.20.40.60.8197319781983198819931998200320082013201820221973: 0.607 kg/$1980: 0.675 kg/$1981: 0.648 kg/$1982: 0.646 kg/$1983: 0.643 kg/$1984: 0.63 kg/$1985: 0.694 kg/$1986: 0.618 kg/$1987: 0.507 kg/$1988: 0.476 kg/$1989: 0.43 kg/$1990: 0.467 kg/$1991: 0.491 kg/$1992: 0.577 kg/$1993: 0.552 kg/$1994: 0.473 kg/$1995: 0.423 kg/$1996: 0.42 kg/$1997: 0.366 kg/$1998: 0.331 kg/$1999: 0.302 kg/$2000: 0.265 kg/$2001: 0.265 kg/$2002: 0.251 kg/$2003: 0.239 kg/$2004: 0.223 kg/$2005: 0.205 kg/$2006: 0.196 kg/$2007: 0.187 kg/$2008: 0.185 kg/$2009: 0.198 kg/$2010: 0.238 kg/$2011: 0.206 kg/$2012: 0.186 kg/$2013: 0.178 kg/$2014: 0.17 kg/$2015: 0.166 kg/$2016: 0.161 kg/$2017: 0.156 kg/$2018: 0.163 kg/$2019: 0.155 kg/$2020: 0.145 kg/$2021: 0.144 kg/$2022: 0.129 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.478 (−78.75%) Average annual rate: -3.11 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 0.129 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Northern Europe computed 0.115 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.129 −0.015 −10.42%
2021 0.144 −0.001 −0.69%
2020 0.145 −0.01 −6.45%
2019 0.155 −0.008 −4.91%
2018 0.163 +0.007 +4.49%
2017 0.156 −0.005 −3.11%
2016 0.161 −0.005 −3.01%
2015 0.166 −0.004 −2.35%
2014 0.17 −0.008 −4.49%
2013 0.178 −0.008 −4.3%
2012 0.186 −0.02 −9.71%
2011 0.206 −0.032 −13.45%
2010 0.238 +0.04 +20.2%
2009 0.198 +0.013 +7.03%
2008 0.185 −0.002 −1.07%
2007 0.187 −0.009 −4.59%
2006 0.196 −0.009 −4.39%
2005 0.205 −0.018 −8.07%
2004 0.223 −0.016 −6.69%
2003 0.239 −0.012 −4.78%
2002 0.251 −0.014 −5.28%
2001 0.265 +0 +0%
2000 0.265 −0.037 −12.25%
1999 0.302 −0.029 −8.76%
1998 0.331 −0.035 −9.56%
1997 0.366 −0.054 −12.86%
1996 0.42 −0.003 −0.71%
1995 0.423 −0.05 −10.57%
1994 0.473 −0.079 −14.31%
1993 0.552 −0.025 −4.33%
1992 0.577 +0.086 +17.52%
1991 0.491 +0.024 +5.14%
1990 0.467 +0.037 +8.6%
1989 0.43 −0.046 −9.66%
1988 0.476 −0.031 −6.11%
1987 0.507 −0.111 −17.96%
1986 0.618 −0.076 −10.95%
1985 0.694 +0.064 +10.16%
1984 0.63 −0.013 −2.02%
1983 0.643 −0.003 −0.46%
1982 0.646 −0.002 −0.31%
1981 0.648 −0.027 −4%
1980 0.675 — —
1973 0.607 — —

Northern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SE Sweden 0.074 NO Norway 0.085 DK Denmark 0.097 IE Ireland 0.119 GB United Kingdom 0.119 LV Latvia 0.129 LT Lithuania 0.152 FI Finland 0.161 IS Iceland 0.225 EE Estonia 0.299
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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