Latvia vs Sweden: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Latvia
-0.1571 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
-0.3477 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia rank
40th
Sweden rank
41st
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Latvia currently reports -0.1571 terawatt-hours against -0.3477 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 0.1906 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sweden ahead.
Latvia ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 41st of 76 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -5.78 terawatt-hours | -11.07 terawatt-hours | 5.29 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 1990s | -4.31 terawatt-hours | -2.14 terawatt-hours | 2.18 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.5066 terawatt-hours | -3 terawatt-hours | 3.51 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2010s | -0.0373 terawatt-hours | -2.65 terawatt-hours | 2.61 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2020s | -1.63 terawatt-hours | -2.98 terawatt-hours | 1.36 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Latvia or Sweden?
- Latvia, at -0.1571 terawatt-hours against -0.3477 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Latvia and Sweden?
- 0.1906 terawatt-hours, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Latvia ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 41st of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels. 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.