Japan vs Latvia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Japan
-6.6%
in 2025
Latvia
-7.8%
in 2025
Japan rank
38th
Latvia rank
41st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Japan currently reports -6.6% against -7.8% in Latvia, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Latvia ahead.
Japan ranks 38th and Latvia ranks 41st of 68 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 6.3% | 3.2% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 2.4% | 2.2% | Latvia |
| 2000s | -1.2% | 3.3% | 4.6% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 7.3% | 7.1% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, Japan or Latvia?
- Japan, at -6.6% against -7.8% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Japan and Latvia?
- 1.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Japan ranks 38th and Latvia ranks 41st of 68 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 hydropower. 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.