Latvia vs Sri Lanka: Share of primary energy from wind
Latvia
0.6%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.8%
in 2025
Latvia rank
42nd
Sri Lanka rank
39th
Share of primary energy from wind over time
- Latvia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.8% against 0.6% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Latvia ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 79 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from wind, Latvia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.8% against 0.6% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from wind between Latvia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sri Lanka?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of primary energy from wind?
- Latvia ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 39th 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 wind. 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.