Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Latvia
Latvia: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 9.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Latvia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 9.7% for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Latvia peaked at 15.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Latvia 19th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.3% | — |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +69.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +86.6% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +138.5% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +71.6% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +61.6% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -35.0% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 9.7% | -0.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 9.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 8.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 9.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 5.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from bioenergy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +138.5% | 2.0% | 4.7% |
| 2003 | +100.0% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 1.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 9.7% | 15.9% | 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 electricity generation from bioenergy in Latvia?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Latvia was 9.7% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Latvia ranks 19th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.