Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Latvia
Latvia: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 16.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Latvia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports as a share of demand in Latvia is 16.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Latvia peaked at 51.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2017.
Latvia ranks 30th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.0% | — |
| 1991 | 42.8% | +22.3% |
| 1992 | 51.5% | +20.3% |
| 1993 | 38.9% | -24.5% |
| 1994 | 29.1% | -25.2% |
| 1995 | 36.2% | +24.4% |
| 1996 | 50.9% | +40.7% |
| 1997 | 28.8% | -43.5% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | -70.9% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | +284.3% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | -22.4% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -49.2% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +45.8% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +27.1% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +72.9% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -44.1% |
| 2017 | -0.8% | -105.8% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -1584.9% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +49.7% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | +35.5% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -64.6% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +29.8% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | +15.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 16.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 102.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1584.9% | -0.8% | 11.9% |
| 1999 | +284.3% | 8.4% | 32.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 8.4% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 22.9% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | -0.8% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 11.1% | 31.5% | 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 net electricity imports as a share of demand in Latvia?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Latvia was 16.6% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2017.
- How does Latvia rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Latvia ranks 30th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.