Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Latvia
Latvia: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Latvia, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Latvia stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.1% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Latvia peaked at 1.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2024.
That places Latvia 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.8% | — |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -23.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +91.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -52.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 4 |
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 explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Latvia?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Latvia was 0.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Latvia ranks 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).