What is the difference in net electricity imports as a share of demand between Belgium and Latvia, Republic of?

0.8%, with Latvia, Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Latvia, Republic of?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Latvia, Republic of: Net electricity imports as a share of demand

Belgium

15.8%

in 2025

Latvia, Republic of

16.6%

in 2025

Belgium rank

33rd

Latvia, Republic of rank

30th

Net electricity imports as a share of demand over time

Belgium
Latvia, Republic of

How they compare

Latvia, Republic of currently reports 16.6% against 15.8% in Belgium, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Latvia, Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia, Republic of ahead.

Belgium ranks 33rd and Latvia, Republic of ranks 30th of 210 countries.

Latvia, Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Latvia, Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.8%	35.4%	33.6%	Latvia, Republic of
2000s	7.4%	32.7%	25.3%	Latvia, Republic of
2010s	9.8%	16.4%	6.5%	Latvia, Republic of
2020s	2.0%	19.9%	17.8%	Latvia, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net electricity imports as a share of demand, Belgium or Latvia, Republic of?: Latvia, Republic of, at 16.6% against 15.8% in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in net electricity imports as a share of demand between Belgium and Latvia, Republic of?: 0.8%, with Latvia, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Latvia, Republic of?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Latvia, Republic of rank globally for net electricity imports as a share of demand?: Belgium ranks 33rd and Latvia, Republic of ranks 30th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Net electricity imports as a share of demand
Unit: %
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 5,693 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.