Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Iraq or Latvia?

Latvia, at 2,776 GWh against 2,572 GWh in Iraq as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Latvia?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Latvia: Renewable energy electricity output

Iraq

2,572 GWh

in 2015

Latvia

2,776 GWh

in 2015

Iraq rank

91st

Latvia rank

89th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

Iraq
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 2,776 GWh against 2,572 GWh in Iraq, a difference of 204 GWh.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.

Iraq ranks 91st and Latvia ranks 89th of 230 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	827.9 GWh	3,130 GWh	2,302 GWh	Latvia
2000s	2,722 GWh	2,948 GWh	226.1 GWh	Latvia
2010s	3,803 GWh	3,322 GWh	480.17 GWh	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Iraq or Latvia?: Latvia, at 2,776 GWh against 2,572 GWh in Iraq as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Iraq and Latvia?: 204 GWh, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Latvia?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Iraq and Latvia rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?: Iraq ranks 91st and Latvia ranks 89th of 230 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit: GWh
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.