Australia vs Latvia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas
Australia
-1.1%
in 2025
Latvia
-1.4%
in 2025
Australia rank
50th
Latvia rank
52nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas over time
- Australia
- Latvia
How they compare
Australia currently reports -1.1% against -1.4% in Latvia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 50th and Latvia ranks 52nd of 76 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | 4.1% | 1.6% | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.0% | -6.0% | 8.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.4% | -0.5% | 4.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | -1.9% | -6.8% | 4.8% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from gas, Australia or Latvia?
- Australia, at -1.1% against -1.4% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from gas between Australia and Latvia?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latvia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Latvia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas?
- Australia ranks 50th and Latvia ranks 52nd of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.