Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Latvia
Latvia: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square was 30.27 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Latvia stood at 30.27 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Latvia peaked at 42.01 units per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 30.2 units per square kilometre, in 2022.
Latvia ranks 161st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Latvia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 42.01 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 41.19 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 40.51 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 39.94 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 39.49 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 39.1 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 38.73 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 38.42 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 38.01 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 37.52 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 37.05 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 36.69 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 36.26 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 35.87 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 35.51 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 35.25 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 34.88 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 34.42 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 33.64 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 33.03 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 32.69 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 32.34 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 32.04 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 31.78 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 31.49 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 31.21 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 30.97 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 30.76 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 30.54 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 30.28 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 30.2 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 30.27 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.92 units per square kilometre | 38.42 units per square kilometre | 42.01 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 36.15 units per square kilometre | 34.42 units per square kilometre | 38.01 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 32 units per square kilometre | 30.76 units per square kilometre | 33.64 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.32 units per square kilometre | 30.2 units per square kilometre | 30.54 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 158 Estonia 32.07 units per square kilometre compare
- 159 Lao People's Democratic Republic 32.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 160 Guinea-Bissau 31.01 units per square kilometre compare
- 162 Guinea 29.96 units per square kilometre compare
- 163 Chile 26.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 164 Zimbabwe 26.19 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Latvia?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Latvia was 30.27 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.01 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Latvia rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
- Latvia ranks 161st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per square rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.