Share of electricity production by source in Latvia
Latvia: Share of electricity production by source was 22.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source in Latvia, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, share of electricity production by source in Latvia stood at 22.3%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Latvia peaked at 50.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2023.
That places Latvia 169th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.4% | — |
| 1991 | 42.0% | +29.7% |
| 1992 | 34.2% | -18.4% |
| 1993 | 26.7% | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 26.2% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 40.5% | +54.5% |
| 1997 | 34.4% | -14.9% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | -25.9% |
| 1999 | 32.8% | +28.7% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -22.7% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +41.5% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +24.9% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | -32.6% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | +29.1% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -40.1% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +74.7% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | -33.8% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -7.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 22.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 36% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 22.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.7%, 66% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 25.5% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 30.4% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 27.5% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 22.3% | 36.4% | 4 |
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 production by source in Latvia?
- Share of electricity production by source in Latvia was 22.3% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Latvia ranks 169th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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