Brazil vs Latvia: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Brazil
1,870 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Latvia
1,596 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
11th
Latvia rank
12th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Brazil
- Latvia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1,870 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,596 kilowatt-hours per person in Latvia, a difference of 274 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 11th and Latvia ranks 12th of 80 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,346 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,240 kilowatt-hours per person | 105.85 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1,558 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,242 kilowatt-hours per person | 316.55 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1,798 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,282 kilowatt-hours per person | 516.07 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1,950 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,420 kilowatt-hours per person | 529.99 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1,923 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,599 kilowatt-hours per person | 324.29 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Brazil or Latvia?
- Brazil, at 1,870 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,596 kilowatt-hours per person in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Brazil and Latvia?
- 274 kilowatt-hours per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latvia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Latvia rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Latvia ranks 12th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.