Argentina vs Latvia: Electricity generation per person

Argentina
3,340 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia
3,383 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Argentina rank
91st
Latvia rank
90th

Electricity generation per person over time

  • Argentina
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 3,383 kilowatt-hours against 3,340 kilowatt-hours in Argentina, a difference of 43 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latvia ahead.

Argentina ranks 91st and Latvia ranks 90th of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Latvia Difference Ahead
1980s 1,596 kilowatt-hours 2,056 kilowatt-hours 460.79 kilowatt-hours Latvia
1990s 1,868 kilowatt-hours 1,825 kilowatt-hours 43.07 kilowatt-hours Argentina
2000s 2,640 kilowatt-hours 2,068 kilowatt-hours 571.51 kilowatt-hours Argentina
2010s 3,225 kilowatt-hours 3,161 kilowatt-hours 64.01 kilowatt-hours Argentina
2020s 3,288 kilowatt-hours 3,156 kilowatt-hours 131.37 kilowatt-hours Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation per person, Argentina or Latvia?
Latvia, at 3,383 kilowatt-hours against 3,340 kilowatt-hours in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Argentina and Latvia?
43 kilowatt-hours, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latvia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Latvia rank globally for electricity generation per person?
Argentina ranks 91st and Latvia ranks 90th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.