Primary energy from solar per person in Latvia
Latvia: Primary energy from solar per person was 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary energy from solar per person in Latvia, 1985–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy from solar per person in Latvia is 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 71.2% on the previous year and up 484,969.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy from solar per person in Latvia peaked at 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1985.
Latvia ranks 32nd of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary energy from solar per person in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.0971 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2012 | 0.0983 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0994 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1003 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1011 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1949 kilowatt-hours per person | +92.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2265 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6604 kilowatt-hours per person | +191.6% |
| 2019 | 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person | +148.1% |
| 2020 | 2.55 kilowatt-hours per person | +55.6% |
| 2021 | 3.6 kilowatt-hours per person | +41.4% |
| 2022 | 39.96 kilowatt-hours per person | +1008.5% |
| 2023 | 127 kilowatt-hours per person | +217.8% |
| 2024 | 286.55 kilowatt-hours per person | +125.6% |
| 2025 | 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person | +71.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 726 kilowatt-hours per person, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary energy from solar per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1008.5% | 3.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 39.96 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3217 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 158.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 29 Poland 621.09 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 525.93 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 31 Turkey 503.54 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 33 France 487.03 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 34 Luxembourg 441.42 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 35 Sweden 415.74 kilowatt-hours per person 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)
- 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 primary energy from solar per person in Latvia?
- Primary energy from solar per person in Latvia was 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy from solar per person recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary energy from solar per person recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1985.
- How does Latvia rank for primary energy from solar per person?
- Latvia ranks 32nd out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary energy from solar per person rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 484,969.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy from solar per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.