Estonia vs Latvia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Estonia
3.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia
4.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Estonia rank
99th
Latvia rank
98th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 4.58 terawatt-hours against 3.64 terawatt-hours in Estonia, a difference of 0.94 terawatt-hours.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.3 times Estonia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 99th and Latvia ranks 98th of 209 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.004 terawatt-hours | 3.13 terawatt-hours | 3.13 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.129 terawatt-hours | 2.95 terawatt-hours | 2.82 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.55 terawatt-hours | 3.56 terawatt-hours | 2.01 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2020s | 3.1 terawatt-hours | 4.23 terawatt-hours | 1.12 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Estonia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 4.58 terawatt-hours against 3.64 terawatt-hours in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0.94 terawatt-hours, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Estonia ranks 99th and Latvia ranks 98th of 209 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.