Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Latvia

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Latvia in 2025 — 26.07%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 5.81 pp.

2025 26.07% −0.47 pp vs 2024
World rank 32of 91
Period maximum 50.47%2019
Period minimum 22.26%2023

Trend over time

2000–2025 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Latvia, 2000–202520304050602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 31.88%2001: 33.72%2002: 37.53%2003: 41.06%2004: 31.77%2005: 30.48%2006: 42.94%2007: 40.76%2008: 39.09%2009: 36.09%2010: 45.1%2011: 49.43%2012: 33.39%2013: 43.06%2014: 45.53%2015: 49.82%2016: 45.79%2017: 27.49%2018: 48.07%2019: 50.47%2020: 36.36%2021: 36.41%2022: 24.06%2023: 22.26%2024: 26.54%2025: 26.07%
Change over the period: −5.81 pp Annual average: -0.23 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 26.07%
Europe & Central Asia computed 40.99%
Northern Europe computed 17.01%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.07 −0.47 pp
2024 26.54 +4.28 pp
2023 22.26 −1.8 pp
2022 24.06 −12.35 pp
2021 36.41 +0.05 pp
2020 36.36 −14.11 pp
2019 50.47 +2.4 pp
2018 48.07 +20.58 pp
2017 27.49 −18.3 pp
2016 45.79 −4.03 pp
2015 49.82 +4.29 pp
2014 45.53 +2.47 pp
2013 43.06 +9.67 pp
2012 33.39 −16.04 pp
2011 49.43 +4.33 pp
2010 45.1 +9.01 pp
2009 36.09 −3 pp
2008 39.09 −1.67 pp
2007 40.76 −2.18 pp
2006 42.94 +12.46 pp
2005 30.48 −1.29 pp
2004 31.77 −9.29 pp
2003 41.06 +3.53 pp
2002 37.53 +3.81 pp
2001 33.72 +1.84 pp
2000 31.88

Northern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.