Africa Eastern and Southern vs Latvia: GDP per unit of energy use

Africa Eastern and Southern
8.32 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2023
Latvia
19.32 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
43rd
Latvia rank
42nd

GDP per unit of energy use over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Latvia
05101520199020072024

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 19.32 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 8.32 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 11 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.

That makes Latvia's figure about 2.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 43rd and Latvia ranks 42nd of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.98 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 2.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 0.0175 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 4.35 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 6.28 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 1.93 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Latvia
2010s 6.06 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 10.36 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 4.3 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Latvia
2020s 7.6 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 16.79 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 9.18 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Africa Eastern and Southern or Latvia?
Latvia, at 19.32 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 8.32 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Africa Eastern and Southern and Latvia?
11 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Latvia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Latvia rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 43rd and Latvia ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent)
Unit
PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.