Electricity production from natural gas sources in Latvia
Latvia: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 26.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Latvia, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from natural gas sources in Latvia is 26.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Latvia peaked at 50.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1994.
Latvia ranks 61st of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.1% | — |
| 1991 | 32.1% | +23.1% |
| 1992 | 29.9% | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 14.3% | -52.3% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | -50.8% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | +88.1% |
| 1996 | 16.8% | +26.8% |
| 1997 | 27.7% | +65.0% |
| 1998 | 18.5% | -32.9% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | -20.8% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +41.8% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +25.1% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | -32.6% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -40.1% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | +74.3% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | -33.9% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 7.0% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 27.3% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 27.5% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 22.2% | 36.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 58 Kazakhstan 28.5% compare
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- 60 Papua New Guinea 26.8% compare
- 62 Rwanda 25.2% compare
- 63 Republic of Korea 24.9% compare
- 64 Georgia 23.9% compare
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- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Latvia?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Latvia was 26.5% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1994.
- How does Latvia rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Latvia ranks 61st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.