Latvia vs Norway: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Latvia
0.0085 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
0.1827 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia rank
28th
Norway rank
25th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Latvia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.1827 terawatt-hours against 0.0085 terawatt-hours in Latvia, a difference of 0.1742 terawatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 21.4 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 28th and Norway ranks 25th of 78 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.1116 terawatt-hours | -0.734 terawatt-hours | 0.6223 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 1990s | -0.6513 terawatt-hours | 0.1195 terawatt-hours | 0.7707 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | -0.049 terawatt-hours | -0.4772 terawatt-hours | 0.4282 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2010s | -0.0517 terawatt-hours | 0.2575 terawatt-hours | 0.3092 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | -0.0528 terawatt-hours | -0.0833 terawatt-hours | 0.0305 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Latvia or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.1827 terawatt-hours against 0.0085 terawatt-hours in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Latvia and Norway?
- 0.1742 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Norway?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Norway rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Latvia ranks 28th and Norway ranks 25th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. 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.