Finland vs Latvia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Finland
1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Latvia
1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Finland rank
18th
Latvia rank
16th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 18th and Latvia ranks 16th of 201 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1860s | 0.3012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1870s | 0.3355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1880s | 0.3641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1890s | 0.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1900s | 0.4269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.3891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.4018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.4371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.6858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.9996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1960s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Finland or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Finland and Latvia?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Finland ranks 18th and Latvia ranks 16th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.