Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Latvia
Latvia: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 47.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Latvia, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Latvia stood at 47.4%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Latvia peaked at 47.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 1990.
That places Latvia 49th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.6% | — |
| 1991 | 18.7% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 21.6% | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 25.4% | +17.6% |
| 1994 | 28.3% | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 32.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 35.4% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 35.8% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 35.4% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 36.1% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 33.1% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 17.6% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 33.1% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 33.1% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 43.8% | 47.4% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Latvia
- Fuel imports 10.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 1.6% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Latvia?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Latvia was 47.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Latvia ranks 49th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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