France vs Latvia: Primary energy from solar per person

France
487.03 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Latvia
490.5 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
France rank
33rd
Latvia rank
32nd

Primary energy from solar per person over time

  • France
  • Latvia
0100200300400500196519952025

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person against 487.03 kilowatt-hours per person in France, a difference of 3.47 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latvia ahead.

France ranks 33rd and Latvia ranks 32nd of 79 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Latvia Difference Ahead
1980s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
1990s 0.0373 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0.0373 kilowatt-hours per person France
2000s 0.4651 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0.4651 kilowatt-hours per person France
2010s 97.46 kilowatt-hours per person 0.3217 kilowatt-hours per person 97.14 kilowatt-hours per person France
2020s 314.21 kilowatt-hours per person 158.36 kilowatt-hours per person 155.85 kilowatt-hours per person France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, France or Latvia?
Latvia, at 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person against 487.03 kilowatt-hours per person in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between France and Latvia?
3.47 kilowatt-hours per person, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latvia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do France and Latvia rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
France ranks 33rd and Latvia ranks 32nd 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 solar 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 solar 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.