Korea vs Latvia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Korea
-0.4%
in 2025
Latvia
-0.3%
in 2025
Korea rank
61st
Latvia rank
60th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Korea
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports -0.3% against -0.4% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Latvia ahead.
Korea ranks 61st and Latvia ranks 60th of 80 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | 6.3% | 0.2% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 2.5% | 7.2% | Korea |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 3.9% | 6.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 5.7% | 17.3% | Korea |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 3.0% | 6.3% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Korea or Latvia?
- Latvia, at -0.3% against -0.4% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Korea and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latvia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Latvia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Korea ranks 61st and Latvia ranks 60th 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 percentage change in primary energy from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.