Finland vs Latvia: Electricity generation from solar

Finland
0.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia
0.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
73rd
Latvia rank
75th

Electricity generation from solar over time

  • Finland
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.98 terawatt-hours against 0.82 terawatt-hours in Latvia, a difference of 0.16 terawatt-hours.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.

Finland ranks 73rd and Latvia ranks 75th of 214 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
2000s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
2010s 0.036 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.036 terawatt-hours Finland
2020s 0.5917 terawatt-hours 0.2817 terawatt-hours 0.31 terawatt-hours Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Finland or Latvia?
Finland, at 0.98 terawatt-hours against 0.82 terawatt-hours in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Finland and Latvia?
0.16 terawatt-hours, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
Finland ranks 73rd and Latvia ranks 75th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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

Indicator
Electricity generation from solar
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,116 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.