Latvia vs Sweden: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Latvia
8.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
8.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia rank
97th
Sweden rank
95th
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 8.5 terawatt-hours against 8.06 terawatt-hours in Latvia, a difference of 0.44 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 97th and Sweden ranks 95th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.11 terawatt-hours | 2.53 terawatt-hours | 20.58 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 1990s | 13.37 terawatt-hours | 7.66 terawatt-hours | 5.71 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2000s | 15.16 terawatt-hours | 9.25 terawatt-hours | 5.91 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2010s | 13.81 terawatt-hours | 10.64 terawatt-hours | 3.18 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2020s | 9.05 terawatt-hours | 9.2 terawatt-hours | 0.1491 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Latvia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 8.5 terawatt-hours against 8.06 terawatt-hours in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Latvia and Sweden?
- 0.44 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Latvia ranks 97th and Sweden ranks 95th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. 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.