How have things changed?, per capita in Latvia
Latvia: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0306 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
How have things changed?, per capita in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Latvia stood at 0.0306 metric tons per person. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.0788 metric tons per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0306 metric tons per person, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 53rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0602 metric tons per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0555 metric tons per person | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.055 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0602 metric tons per person | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0582 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0436 metric tons per person | -25.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0426 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0526 metric tons per person | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0578 metric tons per person | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.055 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0511 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0503 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0556 metric tons per person | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0675 metric tons per person | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0635 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0709 metric tons per person | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0728 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0764 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0788 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0752 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0467 metric tons per person | -37.9% |
| 2013 | 0.058 metric tons per person | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0603 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0416 metric tons per person | -31.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0587 metric tons per person | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0362 metric tons per person | -38.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0384 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0376 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0346 metric tons per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0332 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0332 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0359 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0306 metric tons per person | -14.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0306 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 2.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0306 metric tons per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0052 metric tons per person, 5.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0535 metric tons per person | 0.0426 metric tons per person | 0.0602 metric tons per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0621 metric tons per person | 0.0503 metric tons per person | 0.0764 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0531 metric tons per person | 0.0362 metric tons per person | 0.0788 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0335 metric tons per person | 0.0306 metric tons per person | 0.0359 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 50 American Samoa 0.0327 metric tons per person compare
- 51 Papua New Guinea 0.0327 metric tons per person compare
- 52 Mauritius 0.032 metric tons per person compare
- 54 Laos 0.0299 metric tons per person compare
- 55 Japan 0.0294 metric tons per person compare
- 56 Bangladesh 0.0289 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Latvia?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Latvia was 0.0306 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0788 metric tons per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0306 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Latvia ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.