Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia

Environment and Energy Statistics Section, Agricultural and Environmental Statistics Department

Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, Lāčplēša iela 1, Rīga, LV-1301

Air emissions accounts (AEA) record flows of gaseous and particulate materials emitted into the atmosphere as a result of economic activity.

AEA are a subset of environmental-economic accounts. They offer a detailed breakdown for 64 emitting economic activities (NACE), plus households, as defined in the national accounts of EU countries. They are aligned with economic statistics and GDP. These features make them suitable for integrated environmental-economic analyses and modelling – for example of 'carbon footprints' and climate-change modelling scenarios.

National Statistical Institutes (NSI) submit AEA to Eurostat through a mandatory annual data collection. The data collection includes an electronic questionnaire and this quality report.

The AEA dataset has the following dimensions:

1)           Air pollutant: Emissions to air of the following gaseous and particulate substances are collected (greenhouse gases, air pollutants):

Carbon dioxide without emissions from biomass (CO2),

Carbon dioxide from biomass (Biomass CO2)*,

Nitrous oxide (N2O), Methane (CH4),

Perfluorocarbons (PFCs),

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs),

Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) including nitrogen trifluoride (NF3),

Nitrogen oxides (NOx),

Non-methane volatile organic compounds, (NMVOC),

Carbon monoxide (CO),

Particulate matter < 10μm (PM10),

Particulate matter < 2,5μm (PM2,5),

Sulphur dioxide (SO2),

Ammonia (NH3)

2)           Geopolitical entity: EU Member States, EFTA Countries, Candidate Countries etc.

3)           Economic activities: include 64 production activities (classified by NACE rev.2 A*64), and households’ consumption (3 sub-classes).

4)           Time: reference year for which air emissions are reported

5)           Unit: tonnes and thousand tonnes

The data refer to national economies as defined in the system of national accounts. Greenhouse gases and air pollutants emitted by resident units representing the national economy are covered.

Conceptually AEA belong to the international system of environmental economic accounting (SEEA-Central Framework). Furthermore, AEA is one of several physical modules of Eurostat's programme on European environmental economic accounts. It is covered by Regulation (EU) No.691/2011 on European environmental economic accounts.

AEA are closely related to concepts and definitions of national accounts. Most notably, they follow the residence principle, i.e. they record emissions related to resident unit's activities, regardless where those occur geographically.

Further methodological guidelines are provided in various publications by Eurostat (see Eurostat website > Environment > Methodology, heading: 'Air emissions accounts').

Data refer to emissions by resident economic units in the sense of SEEA CF 2012 and National Accounts (ESA), including households.

The national economy is as defined in SEEA CF 2012 and National Accounts (ESA), i.e. all economic activities undertaken by resident units.

The reference area is the economic territory as defined in SEEA CF 2012 and National Accounts (ESA). A unit is said to be a resident unit of a country when it has a centre of economic interest in the economic territory of that country, that is, when it engages for an extended period (1 year or more) in economic activities in that territory.

By following this residence principle, the Air Emission Accounts record emissions from resident units' activities, regardless where they occur. This is the main conceptual difference to emission inventories for greenhouse gases (UNFCCC) and air pollutants (CLRTAP).

2000-2021

Not applicable because AEA are not reported as indices.

The unit of measure is tonnes or thousand tonnes.

F-gases (HFC, PFC, SF₆ and NF₃) are reported in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

SO_X are reported in tonnes of SO₂ equivalents, and NO_X are reported in tonnes of NO₂ equivalents.

The data refer to calendar years.

Air emissions accounts (AEA) are legally covered by Regulation (EU) 691/2011on European Environmental Economic Accounts.

Not applicable at national level.

Published data should not allow identification of single consumers.

Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSB) does not disclose the data which by their nature might be subject to commercial confidentiality. Pursuant to the requirements of national legislation, Section 17 of the Statistics Law, Section 5 and 16 of the Freedom of Information Law, Sections 6, 7 and 27 of the Personal Data Protection Law, and in accordance with the item 5 of the CSB Quality Guidelines, CSB provides confidentiality and protection of information given by respondents, as well as individual information received from other sources.

09.11.2023.

CSB website: https://stat.gov.lv/en/calendar?Dates=%22Next+year%22 

Air emissions accounts in Latvia are published on the CSB website under the heading Environment and Energy - Environment – Air emission accounts (NACE Rev. 2). The statistics is published in accordance with the Statistics Law and the European Statistics Code of Practice, respecting the professional independence and aimed at objectivity, transparency and equal treatment of all consumers. The statistical information published by the CSB is accessible to all data users at the same time and under the same conditions.

Data are disseminated annually.

There is no national press release on the data.

 Air emission accounts in 2021 are included in the publication "Environment of Latvia in Figures: Climate Changes, Natural Resources and Environmental Quality in 2022" (available in English and Latvian). The collection is available on the CSB website in section Publications.

https://www.csb.gov.lv/en/statistics/statistics-by-theme/environment-energy/weather/search-in-theme

Data are available to all users on the CSB website database in section Environment and Energy – Environment-Air emission accounts (NACE Rev. 2).

 https://stat.gov.lv/en/statistics-themes/environment/air-emissions/tables/gpe010-air-emission-accounts-nace-rev-2?themeCode=GP 

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Currently, data are not disseminated in other ways.

Not applicable.

https://www.csb.gov.lv/en/statistics/statistics-by-theme/environment-energy/environment/tables/metadata-air-emissions-accounts

Not applicable.

All quality documentation of Latvian official statistics and CSB is available on the CSB website in the section Documents – National Statistical System of Latvia –Quality assurance framework. The section includes, e.g., Quality Policy of CSB, Statistical Dissemination Policy, Revision Policy, Quality Policy of the National Statistical System of Latvia, Memorandum of Understanding for Implementation of Quality Policy of the NSS of Latvia.

On 29 November 2018, CSB gained ISO 9001:2015 standard certificate “Quality Management Systems – Requirements”. The certification refers to the production of official statistics – planning, data acquisition, processing, analysis, and dissemination. Currently, there is no self-assessment report for air emission accounts.

Overall data quality is good. 

Data are freely available to general public.

Not applicable

Data are complete according to relevant regulation.

Not applicable; To ensure comparability, this will be calculated and provided by EUROSTAT in the European quality report using a standardised method.

See Annex 1.

Not applicable because data are not based on a sample survey.

Not applicable because data are not based on a sample survey.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Data are published 23 months after the reference period. 

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

The Regulation requires air emissions accounts to be provided by 30 September every year.

Latvia transmitted the data to Eurostat on 30.09.2022, covering the years 2000-2020,

Not applicable.

AEA is compiled according to harmonised guidelines provided by Eurostat and hence comparable across European countries reporting AEA to Eurostat.

Not applicable.

See Annex 2.

Not applicable; To ensure comparability, this will be calculated and provided by EUROSTAT in the European quality report using a standardised method.

Data are coherent with ESA and PEFA.

Not applicable, because AEA data are annual.

Data are coherent with National accounts

Totals and subtotals are correct

0.4 FTE.

Data are not revised in between annual releases.

All data from 2000-2020 were recalculated. Data were recalculated because data in emission inventories (UNFCC and CLRTP) data were revised. 

Not applicable; To ensure comparability, this will be calculated and provided by EUROSTAT in the European quality report using a standardised method.

The main data source Inventory reports to UNFCC and CLRTP. Acitivy data about energy consumption  are collected with survey “2-EK, Survey on stocks, production, receipts and consumption of energy resources”. It is a sample survey, and all groups of NACE are included, starting from 01-93. Data on energy consumption including for transport of different energy products are obtained from this survey. Other data are allocated to NACE based on information in inventory reports and underlying activity data.

Emissions from fuel combustion activities were allocated to industries using detailed energy statistics. As in first place emissions were calculated using energy statistics as activity data provided by CSB. Fugitive emissions were allocated based on information given in Inventory reports. All emissions from Agriculture sector were allocated to NACE 01. Emissions from the Waste sector were allocated based on information on waste and wastewater. Most of emissions from Industrial processes and product use were allocated directly to respective NACE. As emissions from cement production to NACE 23, asphalt roofing to NACE 43 etc. Part of emissions were using economic data (turnover)-paint application and degreasing and dry cleaning; emissions from Chemical products, manufacture and processing arises from on production of pharmaceutical formulations and perfumery products and were allocated to NACE 20. As described in inventory report emissions from N₂O used in anesthesia activities are estimated taking into account amount of N₂O actually used in medicine sector, so these emissions were allocated to NACE 86. CO₂ emissions from non-energy products from fuels use was allocated to NACE 49, NACE 16 and NACE 31-32 based on information in inventory report and activity data.

Annually

Data is based on administrative data sources

No, different data sources were compared while building energy balance and collecting energy data with surveys.

For data compilation Inventory first method is used.

Not applicable.

Main data source for energy data is “2-EK, Survey on stocks, production, receipts and consumption of energy resources”. It is sample survey, and all groups of NACE are included, starting from 01-93. Data on energy consumption including for transport of different energy products are obtained from this survey. Other data are allocated to NACE based on information in inventory reports and underlying activity data.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.