Share of primary energy from oil in Latvia
Latvia: Share of primary energy from oil was 54.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of primary energy from oil 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
Latvia recorded 54.9% for share of primary energy from oil in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from oil in Latvia peaked at 67.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2000.
That places Latvia 12th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from oil in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 67.6% | — |
| 1986 | 61.5% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 56.1% | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 52.6% | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 53.4% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 55.1% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 52.3% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 58.4% | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 63.6% | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 64.4% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 58.7% | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 58.4% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 54.4% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 56.6% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 49.7% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 58.5% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 57.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 54.8% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 54.9% | +0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 54.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 41.8%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 54.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.8%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.3% | 52.6% | 67.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 58.5% | 52.3% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 48.3% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 48.4% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 53.4% | 58.5% | 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 oil in Latvia?
- Share of primary energy from oil in Latvia was 54.9% 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 oil recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for share of primary energy from oil?
- Latvia ranks 12th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from oil rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.