Kuwait vs Latvia: Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy
Kuwait
-0.061 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia
-0.0207 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kuwait rank
58th
Latvia rank
57th
Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy over time
- Kuwait
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports -0.0207 terawatt-hours against -0.061 terawatt-hours in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0403 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Latvia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 58th and Latvia ranks 57th of 80 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1569 terawatt-hours | 0.1569 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | -0.0847 terawatt-hours | 0.0847 terawatt-hours | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0942 terawatt-hours | 0.0942 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.007 terawatt-hours | 0.179 terawatt-hours | 0.1721 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.0054 terawatt-hours | 0.1673 terawatt-hours | 0.1619 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy, Kuwait or Latvia?
- Latvia, at -0.0207 terawatt-hours against -0.061 terawatt-hours in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy between Kuwait and Latvia?
- 0.0403 terawatt-hours, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latvia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Latvia rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy?
- Kuwait ranks 58th and Latvia ranks 57th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.