Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Latvia
Latvia: Share of primary energy from fossil fuels was 80.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Latvia, 1985–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Latvia stood at 80.1%. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Latvia peaked at 97.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 2025.
That places Latvia 57th out of 76 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 97.0% | — |
| 1986 | 96.8% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 95.5% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 96.2% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 95.4% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 94.8% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 95.6% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 94.0% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 92.9% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 92.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 95.2% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 91.9% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 88.6% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 91.9% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 91.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 93.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 91.9% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 93.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 92.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 83.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 80.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.7%, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 80.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.0%, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.2% | 95.4% | 97.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 93.3% | 88.6% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 90.7% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 82.0% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 80.1% | 84.3% | 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 share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Latvia?
- Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Latvia was 80.1% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from fossil fuels recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from fossil fuels recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for share of primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Latvia ranks 57th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from fossil fuels rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.