Electricity generation from gas in Latvia
Latvia: Electricity generation from gas was 1.64 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from gas in Latvia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.64 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from gas in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas in Latvia peaked at 3.25 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.31 terawatt-hours, in 1994.
That places Latvia 88th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity generation from gas in Latvia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.73 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 1.81 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.15 terawatt-hours | -36.5% |
| 1993 | 0.56 terawatt-hours | -51.3% |
| 1994 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | -44.6% |
| 1995 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | +71.0% |
| 1996 | 0.52 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.25 terawatt-hours | +140.4% |
| 1998 | 1.08 terawatt-hours | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.95 terawatt-hours | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 1.13 terawatt-hours | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 1.3 terawatt-hours | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 1.31 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.53 terawatt-hours | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 1.43 terawatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.49 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1 terawatt-hours | +40.9% |
| 2007 | 1.92 terawatt-hours | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 2.06 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 2.01 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.99 terawatt-hours | +48.8% |
| 2011 | 3.01 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.06 terawatt-hours | -31.6% |
| 2013 | 2.67 terawatt-hours | +29.6% |
| 2014 | 2.34 terawatt-hours | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 2.76 terawatt-hours | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 2.94 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 2.07 terawatt-hours | -29.6% |
| 2018 | 3.22 terawatt-hours | +55.6% |
| 2019 | 3.25 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.08 terawatt-hours | -36.0% |
| 2021 | 2.13 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.21 terawatt-hours | -43.2% |
| 2023 | 1.42 terawatt-hours | +17.4% |
| 2024 | 1.68 terawatt-hours | +18.3% |
| 2025 | 1.64 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1.64 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.76 terawatt-hours, 59% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1.64 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.28 terawatt-hours, 50% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.989 terawatt-hours | 0.31 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.63 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 2.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 terawatt-hours | 2.06 terawatt-hours | 3.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 terawatt-hours | 1.21 terawatt-hours | 2.13 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More energy & mining data for Latvia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.5417 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from gas in Latvia?
- Electricity generation from gas in Latvia was 1.64 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from gas recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.25 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 terawatt-hours in 1994.
- How does Latvia rank for electricity generation from gas?
- Latvia ranks 88th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.