Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — all countries

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Latvia

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in Latvia in 2021 — 17.29%. Ranked 47 in the world out of 208. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 17.29 pp.

2021 17.29% −0.99 pp vs 2020
World rank 47of 208
Period maximum 18.28%2020
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2021 · % of generation

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Latvia, 1990–2021051015201990199419982002200620102014201820211990: 0%1991: 0%1992: 0%1993: 0%1994: 0%1995: 0%1996: 0.03%1997: 0.04%1998: 0.03%1999: 0.05%2000: 0.11%2001: 0.15%2002: 0.52%2003: 1.83%2004: 1.87%2005: 1.78%2006: 1.81%2007: 2%2008: 1.96%2009: 1.78%2010: 1.74%2011: 3.13%2012: 6.54%2013: 10.02%2014: 15.75%2015: 16.57%2016: 14.82%2017: 14.36%2018: 15.88%2019: 16.85%2020: 18.28%2021: 17.29%
Change over the period: +17.29 pp Annual average: 0.56 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Latvia 17.29%
World 12.42%
Northern Europe computed 29.72%
High-income countries computed 14.31%
Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 17.29 −0.99 pp
2020 18.28 +1.43 pp
2019 16.85 +0.98 pp
2018 15.88 +1.51 pp
2017 14.36 −0.45 pp
2016 14.82 −1.75 pp
2015 16.57 +0.82 pp
2014 15.75 +5.73 pp
2013 10.02 +3.48 pp
2012 6.54 +3.41 pp
2011 3.13 +1.39 pp
2010 1.74 −0.04 pp
2009 1.78 −0.17 pp
2008 1.96 −0.04 pp
2007 2 +0.19 pp
2006 1.81 +0.03 pp
2005 1.78 −0.09 pp
2004 1.87 +0.04 pp
2003 1.83 +1.3 pp
2002 0.52 +0.37 pp
2001 0.15 +0.04 pp
2000 0.11 +0.06 pp
1999 0.05 +0.01 pp
1998 0.03 −0.01 pp
1997 0.04 +0.01 pp
1996 0.03 +0.03 pp
1995 0 +0 pp
1994 0 +0 pp
1993 0 +0 pp
1992 0 +0 pp
1991 0 +0 pp
1990 0

About the indicator

The share of electricity from renewable sources other than hydroelectric plants: solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and tidal. Hydro is set apart deliberately — it was developed long ago and is nearly exhausted, while the growth of renewable generation over the past twenty years came precisely from solar and wind. This series therefore reads as a measure of the energy transition, whereas the total renewable share has always been high in countries with large hydro plants.

Important: The World Bank keeps solar and wind together with biomass and geothermal; separately they are available as Ember series. The total renewable share is available as a ready-made series, Renewables share of electricity. Aggregates are weighted by generation, from 2000 onward.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.