Share of primary energy from renewables in Latvia
Latvia: Share of primary energy from renewables was 19.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from renewables 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 19.9% for share of primary energy from renewables in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from renewables in Latvia peaked at 19.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1985.
Latvia ranks 11th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from renewables in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.0% | — |
| 1986 | 3.2% | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | +38.2% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | -15.1% |
| 1989 | 4.6% | +22.0% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | +30.8% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | -34.8% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +69.2% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +42.1% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | -29.0% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -19.0% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +36.0% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +36.9% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +0.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 19.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 19.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.1%, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 4.4% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.4% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 9.1% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 15.7% | 19.9% | 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 renewables in Latvia?
- Share of primary energy from renewables in Latvia was 19.9% 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 renewables recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1985.
- How does Latvia rank for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Latvia ranks 11th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from renewables rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.