Net electricity imports in Latvia
Latvia: Net electricity imports was 1.25 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports in Latvia, 1990–2025
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.
Net electricity imports in Latvia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.58 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 4.23 terawatt-hours | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 4.08 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 2.5 terawatt-hours | -38.7% |
| 1994 | 1.82 terawatt-hours | -27.2% |
| 1995 | 2.26 terawatt-hours | +24.2% |
| 1996 | 3.23 terawatt-hours | +42.9% |
| 1997 | 1.82 terawatt-hours | -43.7% |
| 1998 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | -70.9% |
| 1999 | 1.95 terawatt-hours | +267.9% |
| 2000 | 1.79 terawatt-hours | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 1.88 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.35 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 2.63 terawatt-hours | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 2.1 terawatt-hours | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 2.15 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.51 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 3 terawatt-hours | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 2.52 terawatt-hours | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 1.65 terawatt-hours | -34.5% |
| 2010 | 0.87 terawatt-hours | -47.3% |
| 2011 | 1.24 terawatt-hours | +42.5% |
| 2012 | 1.69 terawatt-hours | +36.3% |
| 2013 | 1.36 terawatt-hours | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 2.32 terawatt-hours | +70.6% |
| 2015 | 1.82 terawatt-hours | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | -43.4% |
| 2017 | -0.06 terawatt-hours | -105.8% |
| 2018 | 0.91 terawatt-hours | -1616.7% |
| 2019 | 1.12 terawatt-hours | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 1.63 terawatt-hours | +45.5% |
| 2021 | 1.77 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 2.31 terawatt-hours | +30.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8 terawatt-hours | -65.4% |
| 2024 | 1.07 terawatt-hours | +33.8% |
| 2025 | 1.25 terawatt-hours | +16.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1.25 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1 terawatt-hours, 12.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1616.7% | -0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.91 terawatt-hours |
| 1999 | +267.9% | 0.53 terawatt-hours | 1.95 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.