Renewable energy consumption in Latvia
Latvia: Renewable energy consumption was 38.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption 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 TFEC.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 38.1% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Latvia peaked at 40.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 1990.
Latvia ranks 66th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.6% | — |
| 1991 | 18.7% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 21.6% | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 25.4% | +17.6% |
| 1994 | 28.3% | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 32.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 35.8% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 35.3% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 36.1% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 33.1% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | -5.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 38.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 4.4× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 38.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.5%, 2.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 17.6% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 33.1% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 33.1% | 40.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Latvia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Latvia was 38.1% 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 energy consumption recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Latvia ranks 66th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption