Latvia vs Uruguay: Oil consumption per person

Latvia
9,676 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Uruguay
9,841 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Latvia rank
97th
Uruguay rank
96th

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Latvia
  • Uruguay
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k198020022025

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 9,841 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,676 kilowatt-hours per person in Latvia, a difference of 165 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 97th and Uruguay ranks 96th of 219 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 19,474 kilowatt-hours per person 5,685 kilowatt-hours per person 13,789 kilowatt-hours per person Latvia
1990s 11,333 kilowatt-hours per person 6,785 kilowatt-hours per person 4,548 kilowatt-hours per person Latvia
2000s 8,855 kilowatt-hours per person 8,679 kilowatt-hours per person 176.2 kilowatt-hours per person Latvia
2010s 10,289 kilowatt-hours per person 9,788 kilowatt-hours per person 500.37 kilowatt-hours per person Latvia
2020s 10,309 kilowatt-hours per person 9,564 kilowatt-hours per person 745.38 kilowatt-hours per person Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption per person, Latvia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 9,841 kilowatt-hours per person against 9,676 kilowatt-hours per person in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Latvia and Uruguay?
165 kilowatt-hours per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Uruguay?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Uruguay rank globally for oil consumption per person?
Latvia ranks 97th and Uruguay ranks 96th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.