Iceland vs Latvia: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Iceland
-0.4471 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia
-0.2504 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland rank
53rd
Latvia rank
52nd
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Iceland
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports -0.2504 terawatt-hours against -0.4471 terawatt-hours in Iceland, a difference of 0.1967 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 53rd and Latvia ranks 52nd of 80 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1376 terawatt-hours | 0.1569 terawatt-hours | 0.0193 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.1829 terawatt-hours | -0.0849 terawatt-hours | 0.2678 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.6238 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 0.5538 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.1182 terawatt-hours | -0.1349 terawatt-hours | 0.2532 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2020s | -0.0507 terawatt-hours | 0.1418 terawatt-hours | 0.1925 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Iceland or Latvia?
- Latvia, at -0.2504 terawatt-hours against -0.4471 terawatt-hours in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Iceland and Latvia?
- 0.1967 terawatt-hours, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latvia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Latvia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Iceland ranks 53rd and Latvia ranks 52nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.