Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latvia
Latvia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 22.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latvia, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latvia is 22.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latvia peaked at 50.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2023.
Latvia ranks 171st of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.4% | — |
| 1991 | 42.0% | +29.7% |
| 1992 | 34.2% | -18.4% |
| 1993 | 26.7% | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 26.2% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 40.5% | +54.5% |
| 1997 | 34.4% | -14.9% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | -25.9% |
| 1999 | 32.8% | +28.7% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -22.7% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +41.5% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +24.9% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | -32.6% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | +29.1% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -40.1% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +74.7% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | -33.8% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 25.5% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 30.4% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 27.5% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 22.3% | 36.4% | 4 |
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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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latvia?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latvia was 22.3% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Latvia ranks 171st out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.