Renewable energy consumption in Latvia

Latvia: Renewable energy consumption was 58,759 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
58,759 TJ
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
93rd
of 230 countries
All-time high
66,106 TJ
in 2012
All-time low
46,397 TJ
in 1992
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in Latvia, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200220151990: 46.6k TJ1991: 48.2k TJ1992: 46.4k TJ1993: 47.3k TJ1994: 47.9k TJ1995: 51.9k TJ1996: 50.3k TJ1997: 50.8k TJ1998: 52.7k TJ1999: 51.1k TJ2000: 48.4k TJ2001: 52.5k TJ2002: 51.7k TJ2003: 54.1k TJ2004: 58.4k TJ2005: 60.3k TJ2006: 58.8k TJ2007: 59.2k TJ2008: 57.3k TJ2009: 63.3k TJ2010: 55.4k TJ2011: 55.9k TJ2012: 66.1k TJ2013: 61.9k TJ2014: 63.7k TJ2015: 58.8k TJ

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 58,759 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015.

The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Latvia peaked at 66,106 TJ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 46,397 TJ, in 1992.

Latvia ranks 93rd of 230 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49,318 TJ 46,397 TJ 52,733 TJ 10
2000s 56,402 TJ 48,397 TJ 63,334 TJ 10
2010s 60,291 TJ 55,426 TJ 66,106 TJ 6

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 90 Iran 59,942 TJ compare
  2. 91 Chad 59,317 TJ compare
  3. 92 Costa Rica 58,767 TJ compare
  4. 94 Lithuania 57,859 TJ compare
  5. 95 Cuba 57,732 TJ compare
  6. 96 Bhutan 54,615 TJ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy consumption in Latvia?
Renewable energy consumption in Latvia was 58,759 TJ 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 66,106 TJ in 2012.
What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 46,397 TJ in 1992.
How does Latvia rank for renewable energy consumption?
Latvia ranks 93rd out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit
TJ
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste