China vs Latvia: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP
China
0.5%
in 2024
Latvia
0.6%
in 2024
China rank
59th
Latvia rank
56th
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP over time
- China
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 59th and Latvia ranks 56th of 194 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp, China or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.6% against 0.5% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp between China and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latvia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do China and Latvia rank globally for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- China ranks 59th and Latvia ranks 56th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).