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