Japan vs Latvia: Primary energy from wind per person
Japan
104.28 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Latvia
109.77 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan rank
42nd
Latvia rank
41st
Primary energy from wind per person over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 109.77 kilowatt-hours per person against 104.28 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 5.49 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latvia ahead.
Japan ranks 42nd and Latvia ranks 41st of 80 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0.0388 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2895 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2507 kilowatt-hours per person | Latvia |
| 2000s | 12.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Latvia |
| 2010s | 43.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 58.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.15 kilowatt-hours per person | Latvia |
| 2020s | 81.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 111.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 29.8 kilowatt-hours per person | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind per person, Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 109.77 kilowatt-hours per person against 104.28 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind per person between Japan and Latvia?
- 5.49 kilowatt-hours per person, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for primary energy from wind per person?
- Japan ranks 42nd and Latvia ranks 41st 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 wind 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.