Net electricity imports in Latvia

Latvia: Net electricity imports was 1.25 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1.25 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 16.8%
World rank
45th
of 214 countries
All-time high
4.23 terawatt-hours
in 1991
All-time low
-0.06 terawatt-hours
in 2017
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Net electricity imports in Latvia, 1990–2025

012341990200720251990: 3.6 terawatt-hours1991: 4.2 terawatt-hours1992: 4.1 terawatt-hours1993: 2.5 terawatt-hours1994: 1.8 terawatt-hours1995: 2.3 terawatt-hours1996: 3.2 terawatt-hours1997: 1.8 terawatt-hours1998: 0.53 terawatt-hours1999: 1.9 terawatt-hours2000: 1.8 terawatt-hours2001: 1.9 terawatt-hours2002: 2.4 terawatt-hours2003: 2.6 terawatt-hours2004: 2.1 terawatt-hours2005: 2.1 terawatt-hours2006: 2.5 terawatt-hours2007: 3 terawatt-hours2008: 2.5 terawatt-hours2009: 1.6 terawatt-hours2010: 0.87 terawatt-hours2011: 1.2 terawatt-hours2012: 1.7 terawatt-hours2013: 1.4 terawatt-hours2014: 2.3 terawatt-hours2015: 1.8 terawatt-hours2016: 1 terawatt-hours2017: -0.06 terawatt-hours2018: 0.91 terawatt-hours2019: 1.1 terawatt-hours2020: 1.6 terawatt-hours2021: 1.8 terawatt-hours2022: 2.3 terawatt-hours2023: 0.8 terawatt-hours2024: 1.1 terawatt-hours2025: 1.2 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net electricity imports in Latvia is 1.25 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.8% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Latvia peaked at 4.23 terawatt-hours in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.06 terawatt-hours, in 2017.

That places Latvia 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.6 terawatt-hours 0.53 terawatt-hours 4.23 terawatt-hours 10
2000s 2.26 terawatt-hours 1.65 terawatt-hours 3 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 1.23 terawatt-hours -0.06 terawatt-hours 2.32 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 1.47 terawatt-hours 0.8 terawatt-hours 2.31 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 42 Bhutan 1.46 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 43 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.44 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 44 Benin 1.3 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 45 Colombia 1.25 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 47 Botswana 1.24 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 48 India 1.22 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net electricity imports in Latvia?
Net electricity imports in Latvia was 1.25 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 4.23 terawatt-hours in 1991.
What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.06 terawatt-hours in 2017.
How does Latvia rank for net electricity imports?
Latvia ranks 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Net electricity imports
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,787 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.