Italy vs Latvia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Italy
2,183 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia
2,471 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
49th
Latvia rank
47th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Italy
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2,471 kilowatt-hours against 2,183 kilowatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 288 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.
Italy ranks 49th and Latvia ranks 47th of 214 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 788.96 kilowatt-hours | 1,243 kilowatt-hours | 453.87 kilowatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2000s | 904.5 kilowatt-hours | 1,311 kilowatt-hours | 406.62 kilowatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1,714 kilowatt-hours | 1,788 kilowatt-hours | 73.59 kilowatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1,998 kilowatt-hours | 2,251 kilowatt-hours | 253.52 kilowatt-hours | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Italy or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2,471 kilowatt-hours against 2,183 kilowatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Italy and Latvia?
- 288 kilowatt-hours, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latvia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Latvia rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Italy ranks 49th and Latvia ranks 47th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.