Latvia vs Russia: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Latvia
-0.5%
in 2025
Russia
-0.6%
in 2025
Latvia rank
168th
Russia rank
169th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Latvia
- Russia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports -0.5% against -0.6% in Russia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Russia ahead.
Latvia ranks 168th and Russia ranks 169th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -6.1% | 1.9% | 7.9% | Russia |
| 1990s | -7.5% | -3.7% | 3.8% | Russia |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Russia |
| 2020s | -3.7% | 1.0% | 4.7% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Latvia or Russia?
- Latvia, at -0.5% against -0.6% in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Latvia and Russia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Russia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Russia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Latvia ranks 168th and Russia ranks 169th 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.