Renewable electricity in Latvia
Latvia: Renewable electricity was 50.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity in Latvia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 50.2% for renewable electricity in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Latvia peaked at 74.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2015.
Latvia ranks 60th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.0% | 58.0% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 57.0% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 50.2% | 66.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Latvia?
- Renewable electricity in Latvia was 50.2% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for renewable electricity?
- Latvia ranks 60th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants