Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 3.5 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Latvia, 1985–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 3.5 kilowatt-hours per person for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Latvia peaked at 3.85 kilowatt-hours per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7571 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1996.
That places Latvia 35th out of 76 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7571 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
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More climate change data for Latvia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 1.85 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Urban population 1.27 million (2025)
- Urban population 68.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.45 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 980.75 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.45 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.45 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Latvia?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Latvia was 3.5 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.85 kilowatt-hours per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7571 kilowatt-hours per person in 1996.
- How does Latvia rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Latvia ranks 35th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.