Estonia vs Latvia
Estonia vs Latvia: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 7.76 tonnes in Estonia and 3.65 tonnes in Latvia, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Estonia, by 4.11 tonnes, or 2.13 times that in Latvia.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Estonia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Estonia ranked 28 and Latvia ranked 78 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Estonia | Latvia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.76 | 3.65 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 8.37 | 3.66 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 11.13 | 3.69 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 9.71 | 4 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 9.13 | 3.83 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 11.65 | 4.13 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 17.89 | 4.21 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 16.67 | 3.83 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 15.65 | 3.82 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 15.98 | 3.87 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 17.31 | 3.8 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 17.93 | 3.87 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 16.05 | 3.95 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 16.83 | 4 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 16.68 | 4.23 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 13.07 | 3.62 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 15.62 | 3.89 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 17.18 | 4.05 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 14.43 | 3.85 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 14.81 | 3.59 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 14.71 | 3.52 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 14.27 | 3.46 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 12.7 | 3.32 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 13.15 | 3.28 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 12.76 | 3.05 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 12.53 | 3.29 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 13.71 | 3.49 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 15.13 | 3.62 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 15.28 | 3.77 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 14.34 | 3.72 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 15.42 | 4.16 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 14.65 | 4.7 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 17.35 | 5.47 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 23.39 | 6.79 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 25.52 | 7.37 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 20.89 | 7.12 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 23.05 | 7.28 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 24.44 | 7.37 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 25.03 | 7.35 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 25.88 | 7.28 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 26.6 | 7.31 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 27.46 | 7.33 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 27.82 | 7.28 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 27.91 | 7.17 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 27.39 | 7.11 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 26.56 | 6.86 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 25.68 | 6.67 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 24.23 | 6.45 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 23.46 | 6.29 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 22.5 | 6.08 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 20.86 | 5.72 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 18.89 | 5.39 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 16.69 | 5.04 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 15.52 | 4.78 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 15.7 | 4.81 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Estonia vs Latvia
Health
- Life expectancyEstonia: 79.2 years in 2023Latvia: 76.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEstonia: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Latvia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEstonia: 1.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Latvia: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEstonia: 97% in 2022Latvia: 97.1% in 2022
- DepressionEstonia: 3.85% in 2017Latvia: 3.5% in 2017
- Suicide rateEstonia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Latvia: 17 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEstonia: 1.37 million people in 2023Latvia: 1.88 million people in 2023
- Population growthEstonia: 0% a year in 2023Latvia: -0.29% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEstonia: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Latvia: 1.34 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEstonia: 70.7% in 2025Latvia: 68.6% in 2025
- Median ageEstonia: 41.9 years in 2023Latvia: 43.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEstonia: 20.9% in 2023Latvia: 21.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateEstonia: 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Latvia: 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEstonia: 3.37% of GDP in 2025Latvia: 3.61% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEstonia: $1.44B in 2025Latvia: $1.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personEstonia: $1,164 in 2025Latvia: $929 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEstonia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025Latvia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEstonia: 7,000 people in 2020Latvia: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerEstonia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Latvia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEstonia: 1% of the labour force in 2020Latvia: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEstonia: 204 million TIV in 2025Latvia: 19 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsEstonia: 2 million TIV in 2024Latvia: 1 million TIV in 2025