China vs Latvia: Share of primary energy from solar
China
2.6%
in 2025
Latvia
2.8%
in 2025
China rank
22nd
Latvia rank
21st
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- China
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in China, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latvia ahead.
China ranks 22nd and Latvia ranks 21st of 79 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | China |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | China |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | China |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, China or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2.8% against 2.6% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between China and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latvia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do China and Latvia rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- China ranks 22nd and Latvia ranks 21st of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy 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 energy supply.