Italy vs Latvia: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Italy
-0.7%
in 2025
Latvia
-0.5%
in 2025
Italy rank
171st
Latvia rank
168th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Italy
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports -0.5% against -0.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 171st and Latvia ranks 168th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | -6.1% | 9.2% | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.1% | -7.5% | 8.6% | Italy |
| 2000s | -0.4% | 1.7% | 2.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | -1.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% | Latvia |
| 2020s | -1.6% | -3.7% | 2.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Italy or Latvia?
- Latvia, at -0.5% against -0.7% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Italy and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latvia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Latvia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Italy ranks 171st and Latvia ranks 168th of 216 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.