Iran vs Latvia: Share of primary energy from coal
Iran
0.5%
in 2025
Latvia
0.5%
in 2025
Iran rank
64th
Latvia rank
65th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Iran
- Latvia
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latvia ahead.
Iran ranks 64th and Latvia ranks 65th of 78 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 10.9% | 9.2% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 8.4% | 7.2% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 2.9% | 2.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.9% | 1.5% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Iran or Latvia?
- Iran, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Iran and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Latvia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Latvia rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Iran ranks 64th and Latvia ranks 65th of 78 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 Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.