Italy vs Latvia: Consumption-based energy use per person
Italy
39.4 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Latvia
42.7 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Italy rank
30th
Latvia rank
29th
Consumption-based energy use per person over time
- Italy
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 42.7 kilowatt-hours against 39.4 kilowatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 3.3 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 30th and Latvia ranks 29th of 43 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.58 kilowatt-hours | 29.46 kilowatt-hours | 13.12 kilowatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 46.69 kilowatt-hours | 51.38 kilowatt-hours | 4.69 kilowatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2010s | 38.64 kilowatt-hours | 39.04 kilowatt-hours | 0.4 kilowatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2020s | 39.4 kilowatt-hours | 42.7 kilowatt-hours | 3.3 kilowatt-hours | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based energy use per person, Italy or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 42.7 kilowatt-hours against 39.4 kilowatt-hours in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in consumption-based energy use per person between Italy and Latvia?
- 3.3 kilowatt-hours, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latvia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Latvia rank globally for consumption-based energy use per person?
- Italy ranks 30th and Latvia ranks 29th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Consumption-based (or trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.