Latvia vs United Arab Emirates: Primary energy use by source
Latvia
0.2035 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.2214 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia rank
58th
United Arab Emirates rank
57th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Latvia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.2214 terawatt-hours against 0.2035 terawatt-hours in Latvia, a difference of 0.0179 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Latvia ranks 58th and United Arab Emirates ranks 57th of 79 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.0368 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0368 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.1151 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.1145 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.2098 terawatt-hours | 0.0926 terawatt-hours | 0.1172 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Latvia or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.2214 terawatt-hours against 0.2035 terawatt-hours in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Latvia and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0179 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United Arab Emirates?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Latvia ranks 58th and United Arab Emirates ranks 57th of 79 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 use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.