Estonia vs. Latvia
Environment
| Estonia | Latvia |
Air pollutants | particulate matter emissions: 6.74 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 16.59 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 0.99 megatons (2020 est.) | particulate matter emissions: 12.72 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 7 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 1.85 megatons (2020 est.) |
Total water withdrawal | municipal: 59.4 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 1.721 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 4.5 million cubic meters (2017 est.) | municipal: 94.4 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 25.2 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 61.5 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
Revenue from forest resources | forest revenues: 0.85% of GDP (2018 est.) | forest revenues: 0.85% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | municipal solid waste generated annually: 473,000 tons (2015 est.)
municipal solid waste recycled annually: 117,020 tons (2015 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 24.7% (2015 est.) | municipal solid waste generated annually: 857,000 tons (2015 est.)
municipal solid waste recycled annually: 181,941 tons (2015 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 21.2% (2015 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook