Latvia vs New Zealand: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Latvia
0.3728 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
0.3798 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia rank
52nd
New Zealand rank
51st
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Latvia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.3798 terawatt-hours against 0.3728 terawatt-hours in Latvia, a difference of 0.007 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was New Zealand ahead.
Latvia ranks 52nd and New Zealand ranks 51st of 80 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours | 0.0124 terawatt-hours | 0.0121 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.151 terawatt-hours | 0.1421 terawatt-hours | 0.0089 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Latvia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.3798 terawatt-hours against 0.3728 terawatt-hours in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Latvia and New Zealand?
- 0.007 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and New Zealand?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and New Zealand rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Latvia ranks 52nd and New Zealand ranks 51st of 80 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 solar. 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.