Afghanistan vs Latvia: Electricity demand
Afghanistan
6.82 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Latvia
7.52 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
122nd
Latvia rank
120th
Electricity demand over time
- Afghanistan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 7.52 terawatt-hours against 6.82 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.7 terawatt-hours.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 122nd and Latvia ranks 120th of 214 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 6.9 terawatt-hours | 5.75 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2010s | 4.87 terawatt-hours | 7.52 terawatt-hours | 2.65 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2020s | 6.79 terawatt-hours | 7.38 terawatt-hours | 0.59 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity demand, Afghanistan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 7.52 terawatt-hours against 6.82 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity demand between Afghanistan and Latvia?
- 0.7 terawatt-hours, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latvia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Latvia rank globally for electricity demand?
- Afghanistan ranks 122nd and Latvia ranks 120th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity demand. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.