Air emissions accounts

Air emissions accounts record flows of gaseous substances (e.g., greenhouse gases) and particulate matter (e.g., SO₂, NO_x, PM₁₀, etc.) emitted into the atmosphere as a result of economic activity. AEA offer a detailed breakdown by emitting economic activity and are aligned with each country’s economic statistics and GDP.                                                                                      .

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All economically active merchants and households.

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Statistics database

Eurostat (statistical office of the European Union) is responsible for publishing high-quality Europe-wide statistics and indicators that enable comparisons between countries and regions. Statistics for air emissions is available in the section Environment/ Emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants.

The data are comparable since 2000.

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Data are collected with the help of information from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution reports as well as Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (LEGMC) and the CSB data, emissions accounts are broken down by NACE Rev. 2 sections and households.

GHG emissions at the level of municipalities, state cities and planning regions are calculated using the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change report, as well as data from the CSB, LEGMC, Agricultural Data Centre and Road Traffic Safety Directorate.

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Under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (the Convention), Member States, including Latvia, are required to submit an annual inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and carbon dioxide removals to the Secretariat of the Convention.

Latvia's inventory includes both direct GHG (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, PFC, HFC, SF₆) and precursor (NO_x, CO, NMVOC and SO₂) emissions calculated for the period from 1990 to year x−2 (e.g. 2024 for 2022). These emissions are reported taking into account their global warming potential (GWP) coefficients over a 100-year period. The emissions data are reported via Common Reporting Format software (CRF Reporter).

The GHG inventory is prepared in accordance with the calculation methodologies developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), as specified by Conference of the Parties decisions 24/CP.19 and 18/CMA.1.

In line with the Convention’s reporting guidelines, GHG emissions are compiled for the following economic activities (sectors):

• energy;
• industrial processes and product use;
• agriculture;
• land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF);
• waste management.

The country-wide emissions data are recalculated by totaling the emissions of economic sectors (according to NACE) and households.

Methodology for calculating GHG emissions (in Latvian).