Latvia vs New Zealand: Primary energy from solar

Latvia
0.9092 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
0.9804 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia rank
65th
New Zealand rank
63rd

Primary energy from solar over time

  • Latvia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.9804 terawatt-hours against 0.9092 terawatt-hours in Latvia, a difference of 0.0712 terawatt-hours.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 65th and New Zealand ranks 63rd of 80 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1990s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
2000s 0 terawatt-hours 0.001 terawatt-hours 0.001 terawatt-hours New Zealand
2010s 0.0006 terawatt-hours 0.0438 terawatt-hours 0.0431 terawatt-hours New Zealand
2020s 0.2952 terawatt-hours 0.4355 terawatt-hours 0.1403 terawatt-hours New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from solar, Latvia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.9804 terawatt-hours against 0.9092 terawatt-hours in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Latvia and New Zealand?
0.0712 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and New Zealand?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Latvia and New Zealand rank globally for primary energy from solar?
Latvia ranks 65th and New Zealand ranks 63rd of 80 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy from solar
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.