Brazil vs Latvia: Electricity generation per person

Brazil
3,527 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia
3,383 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
88th
Latvia rank
90th

Electricity generation per person over time

  • Brazil
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 3,527 kilowatt-hours against 3,383 kilowatt-hours in Latvia, a difference of 144 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latvia ahead.

Brazil ranks 88th and Latvia ranks 90th of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Latvia Difference Ahead
1980s 1,468 kilowatt-hours 2,056 kilowatt-hours 588.49 kilowatt-hours Latvia
1990s 1,702 kilowatt-hours 1,825 kilowatt-hours 122.5 kilowatt-hours Latvia
2000s 2,159 kilowatt-hours 2,068 kilowatt-hours 91.36 kilowatt-hours Brazil
2010s 2,860 kilowatt-hours 3,161 kilowatt-hours 301.03 kilowatt-hours Latvia
2020s 3,294 kilowatt-hours 3,156 kilowatt-hours 137.47 kilowatt-hours Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation per person, Brazil or Latvia?
Brazil, at 3,527 kilowatt-hours against 3,383 kilowatt-hours in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Brazil and Latvia?
144 kilowatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latvia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Latvia rank globally for electricity generation per person?
Brazil ranks 88th 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.