Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Latvia

Oil share of electricity in Latvia in 2024 — 0%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 5.37 pp.

2024 0% −0.03 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 41
Period maximum 20.6%1996
Period minimum 0%2014

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Latvia, 1990–2024010203019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 5.37%1991: 8.84%1992: 2.53%1993: 10.42%1994: 16.78%1995: 10.51%1996: 20.6%1997: 4.46%1998: 5.26%1999: 8.71%2000: 2.59%2001: 2.22%2002: 3.5%2003: 2.06%2004: 1.28%2005: 0.12%2006: 0.1%2007: 0.36%2008: 0.04%2009: 0.07%2010: 0.03%2011: 0.02%2012: 0.02%2013: 0.03%2014: 0%2015: 0.02%2016: 0%2017: 0%2018: 0%2019: 0%2020: 0%2021: 0%2022: 0.06%2023: 0.03%2024: 0%
Change over the period: −5.37 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Latvia 0%
World 1.34%
Northern Europe computed 0.41%
Oil share of electricity — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0 −0.03 pp
2023 0.03 −0.03 pp
2022 0.06 +0.06 pp
2021 0 −0 pp
2020 0 +0 pp
2019 0 +0 pp
2018 0 +0 pp
2017 0 +0 pp
2016 0 −0.02 pp
2015 0.02 +0.02 pp
2014 0 −0.03 pp
2013 0.03 +0.02 pp
2012 0.02 −0 pp
2011 0.02 −0.01 pp
2010 0.03 −0.04 pp
2009 0.07 +0.03 pp
2008 0.04 −0.32 pp
2007 0.36 +0.25 pp
2006 0.1 −0.02 pp
2005 0.12 −1.16 pp
2004 1.28 −0.78 pp
2003 2.06 −1.43 pp
2002 3.5 +1.28 pp
2001 2.22 −0.37 pp
2000 2.59 −6.12 pp
1999 8.71 +3.45 pp
1998 5.26 +0.8 pp
1997 4.46 −16.14 pp
1996 20.6 +10.1 pp
1995 10.51 −6.27 pp
1994 16.78 +6.36 pp
1993 10.42 +7.89 pp
1992 2.53 −6.31 pp
1991 8.84 +3.47 pp
1990 5.37

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.

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