Latvia vs Lesotho: Annual change in primary energy use

Latvia
-0.1778 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Lesotho
-0.3313 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Latvia rank
169th
Lesotho rank
171st

Annual change in primary energy use over time

  • Latvia
  • Lesotho
-20-10010198120032025

How they compare

Latvia currently reports -0.1778 terawatt-hours against -0.3313 terawatt-hours in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1535 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Lesotho ahead.

Latvia ranks 169th and Lesotho ranks 171st of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s -5.62 terawatt-hours 0.008 terawatt-hours 5.63 terawatt-hours Lesotho
1990s -4.4 terawatt-hours 0.029 terawatt-hours 4.43 terawatt-hours Lesotho
2000s 0.6008 terawatt-hours 0.1933 terawatt-hours 0.4075 terawatt-hours Latvia
2010s 0.1417 terawatt-hours 0.1113 terawatt-hours 0.0304 terawatt-hours Latvia
2020s -1.72 terawatt-hours -0.0185 terawatt-hours 1.7 terawatt-hours Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Latvia or Lesotho?
Latvia, at -0.1778 terawatt-hours against -0.3313 terawatt-hours in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Latvia and Lesotho?
0.1535 terawatt-hours, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lesotho?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Lesotho rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
Latvia ranks 169th and Lesotho ranks 171st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy use
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,501 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.