Share of electricity generation from gas in Latvia
Latvia: Share of electricity generation from gas was 26.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from gas in Latvia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from gas in Latvia is 26.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Latvia peaked at 50.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1994.
Latvia ranks 61st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.0% | — |
| 1991 | 32.0% | +23.1% |
| 1992 | 29.9% | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 14.2% | -52.4% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | -51.0% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +90.2% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | +25.5% |
| 1997 | 27.7% | +66.3% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | -32.8% |
| 1999 | 23.1% | +24.1% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | -20.9% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +41.8% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | -32.4% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -40.0% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | +74.3% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | -27.9% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | -33.9% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +19.2% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | -1.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 26.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.3%, 1.8× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 26.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 7.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 27.3% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 27.5% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 22.3% | 36.4% | 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 gas in Latvia?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Latvia was 26.2% 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 gas recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1994.
- How does Latvia rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Latvia ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 gas. 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.