Material footprints - main indicators in Latvia

Latvia: Material footprints - main indicators was 32,485 Thousand tonnes in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
32,485 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
26th
of 30 countries
All-time high
39,336 Thousand tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
22,397 Thousand tonnes
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Material footprints - main indicators in Latvia, 2008–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2008201620252008: 30.9k Thousand tonnes2009: 22.4k Thousand tonnes2010: 27.9k Thousand tonnes2011: 30.3k Thousand tonnes2012: 30.1k Thousand tonnes2013: 30.9k Thousand tonnes2014: 29.9k Thousand tonnes2015: 31.0k Thousand tonnes2016: 29.4k Thousand tonnes2017: 32.6k Thousand tonnes2018: 33.6k Thousand tonnes2019: 35.4k Thousand tonnes2020: 36.0k Thousand tonnes2021: 38.3k Thousand tonnes2022: 39.3k Thousand tonnes2023: 33.5k Thousand tonnes2024: 34.5k Thousand tonnes2025: 32.5k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 32,485 Thousand tonnes for material footprints - main indicators in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material footprints - main indicators in Latvia peaked at 39,336 Thousand tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22,397 Thousand tonnes, in 2009.

That places Latvia 26th out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26,654 Thousand tonnes 22,397 Thousand tonnes 30,912 Thousand tonnes 2
2010s 31,105 Thousand tonnes 27,872 Thousand tonnes 35,391 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 35,682 Thousand tonnes 32,485 Thousand tonnes 39,336 Thousand tonnes 6

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 23 Switzerland 53,553 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 24 Croatia 45,862 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 25 Estonia 39,733 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 27 Slovenia 25,071 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 28 Cyprus 16,307 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 29 Luxembourg 2,235 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is material footprints - main indicators in Latvia?
Material footprints - main indicators in Latvia was 32,485 Thousand tonnes in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material footprints - main indicators recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 39,336 Thousand tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest material footprints - main indicators recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 22,397 Thousand tonnes in 2009.
How does Latvia rank for material footprints - main indicators?
Latvia ranks 26th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
Is material footprints - main indicators rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material footprints - main indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Material footprints - main indicators
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
31 places, 578 data points, 2000–2025
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