Belgium vs Latvia: Primary energy from renewables per person

Belgium
3,770 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Latvia
3,504 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
23rd
Latvia rank
26th

Primary energy from renewables per person over time

  • Belgium
  • Latvia
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k196519952025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 3,770 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,504 kilowatt-hours per person in Latvia, a difference of 266 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latvia ahead.

Belgium ranks 23rd and Latvia ranks 26th of 79 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Latvia Difference Ahead
1980s 77.11 kilowatt-hours per person 1,240 kilowatt-hours per person 1,163 kilowatt-hours per person Latvia
1990s 123.92 kilowatt-hours per person 1,242 kilowatt-hours per person 1,118 kilowatt-hours per person Latvia
2000s 578.79 kilowatt-hours per person 1,346 kilowatt-hours per person 766.84 kilowatt-hours per person Latvia
2010s 2,479 kilowatt-hours per person 2,551 kilowatt-hours per person 71.91 kilowatt-hours per person Latvia
2020s 3,645 kilowatt-hours per person 3,294 kilowatt-hours per person 351.33 kilowatt-hours per person Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Belgium or Latvia?
Belgium, at 3,770 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,504 kilowatt-hours per person in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Belgium and Latvia?
266 kilowatt-hours per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Latvia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Latvia rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
Belgium ranks 23rd and Latvia ranks 26th of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from renewables 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
Primary energy from renewables per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 4,564 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.