Fossil electricity share in Latvia
Oil, gas and coal produced 25.6% of electricity in Latvia in 2025.
Latvia, 2025
25.6%
Change from 2024
−1.0percentage points
European Union, 2023
30.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
23.9%
Fossil electricity share in Latvia over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.6% | – |
| 2024 | 26.5% | – |
| 2023 | 22.3% | 30.9% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | 38.0% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | 36.1% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | 38.2% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | 40.3% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | 42.9% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | 42.1% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | 41.6% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | 43.0% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | 45.8% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | 47.9% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | 47.8% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | 49.3% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | 51.8% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | 51.6% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | 51.2% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | 52.5% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | 51.4% |
| 2001 | 33.7% | 49.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 26.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 49.8%, the figure has changed by −24.3 percentage points.
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Net energy imports
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Energy import dependency
29.3%
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Electricity price for households
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