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