Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Latvia
Latvia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 25.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Latvia, 1990–2025
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 25.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 48.7% 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 159th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) 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% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +19.2% |
| 2025 | 25.6% | -3.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 25.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 42% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 25.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.2%, 79% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
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 | 28.5% | 22.3% | 36.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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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 25.6% in 2025, 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 159th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. 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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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.