Latvia vs Sweden: Primary energy from solar per person
Latvia
490.5 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Sweden
415.74 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Latvia rank
32nd
Sweden rank
35th
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person against 415.74 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden, a difference of 74.76 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sweden ahead.
Latvia ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 35th of 79 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0794 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0794 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2964 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2964 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.3217 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.97 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 158.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 255.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 96.99 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Latvia or Sweden?
- Latvia, at 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person against 415.74 kilowatt-hours per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Latvia and Sweden?
- 74.76 kilowatt-hours per person, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Latvia ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 35th 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.