Latvia's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e) was -0.87 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 85.85% from -6.18 in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -0.87 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | -5.93 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | -6.18 | 2013 |
| Highest | -0.37 | 2022 |
| Lowest | -15.65 | 2001 |
| Average since 2014 | -3.76 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | -14.79 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Latvia's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e) fell 0.5 on 2022 (from -0.37 to -0.87).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.66 and a typical year strayed about 1.78 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.23 in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.75 in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 16% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Latvia had the 56th highest value of the 179 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latvia | -0.87 | 2023 |
| World | -5,130 | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia | -1,709 | 2023 |
| High income | -2,744 | 2023 |
Closest to Latvia in the 2023 ranking
- Luxembourg — 53rd of 179: -0.62
- Samoa — 54th of 179: -0.77
- Turkmenistan — 55th of 179: -0.87
- Mauritania — 57th of 179: -0.89
- Jordan — 58th of 179: -0.92
- Morocco — 59th of 179: -0.95
What this measures
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Forest land".
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 24 values
| Year | Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.8741 |
| 2022 | -0.3727 |
| 2021 | -2.5 |
| 2020 | -4.27 |
| 2019 | -6.8 |
| 2018 | -5.93 |
| 2017 | -6.56 |
| 2016 | -4.81 |
| 2015 | -3.58 |
| 2014 | -1.94 |
| 2013 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e) in nearby economies
- Albania — -2.16 (2023)
- Andorra — 0.14 (2023)
- Armenia — -0.53 (2023)
- Austria — 5.14 (2023)
- Azerbaijan — -3.57 (2023)
- Belarus — -55.21 (2023)
- Belgium — -1.96 (2023)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — -6.4 (2023)
- Bulgaria — -8.26 (2023)
More environment data for Latvia
- Population in largest city — 615,764 (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 48.55% (2025)
- Rural population — 579,603 (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 31.37% (2025)
- Urban population — 1.27 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 68.63% (2025)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — -1.46% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — -0.77% (2025)
- Agricultural land (sq. km) — 19,710 (2024)
- Surface area (sq. km) — 64,590 (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Latvia's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e)?
- -0.87 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 94.09% from -14.79 in 2000. The highest value was -0.37 in 2022 and the lowest -15.65 in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank?
- 56th highest of 179 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e) unusual for Latvia?
- In 2023, Latvia's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e) fell 0.5 on 2022 (from -0.37 to -0.87). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.66 and a typical year strayed about 1.78 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EN.GHG.CO2.LU.FL.MT.CE.AR5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, uri: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-4643-2022, note: Data available from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7190605, publisher: Earth System Science Data (ESSD) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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