Iran vs Latvia: Electricity generation from solar
Iran
0.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia
0.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
74th
Latvia rank
75th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Iran
- Latvia
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.9 terawatt-hours against 0.82 terawatt-hours in Latvia, a difference of 0.08 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.
Iran ranks 74th and Latvia ranks 75th of 214 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.082 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.082 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.7167 terawatt-hours | 0.2817 terawatt-hours | 0.435 terawatt-hours | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Iran or Latvia?
- Iran, at 0.9 terawatt-hours against 0.82 terawatt-hours in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Iran and Latvia?
- 0.08 terawatt-hours, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Latvia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Latvia rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Iran ranks 74th 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
Measured in terawatt-hours.