Brazil vs Latvia: Share of electricity generation from solar
Brazil
11.8%
in 2025
Latvia
13.1%
in 2025
Brazil rank
41st
Latvia rank
38th
Share of electricity generation from solar over time
- Brazil
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 13.1% against 11.8% in Brazil, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.
Brazil ranks 41st and Latvia ranks 38th of 213 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 4.5% | 1.7% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from solar, Brazil or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 13.1% against 11.8% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from solar between Brazil and Latvia?
- 1.3%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latvia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Latvia rank globally for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Brazil ranks 41st and Latvia ranks 38th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.