Energy in Latvia
Encyclopedia
Energy in Latvia describes energy
and electricity
production, consumption and import in the Republic of Latvia. Energy policy of Latvia will describe the politics of Latvia
related to energy more in detail.
Latvia is net energy importer. Primary energy use in Latvia was 49 TWh and 22 TWh per million persons in 2009.
World energy resources and consumption
]World energy consumption in 2010: over 5% growthEnergy markets have combined crisis recovery and strong industry dynamism. Energy consumption in the G20 soared by more than 5% in 2010, after the slight decrease of 2009. This strong increase is the result of two converging trends...
and electricity
Electricity generation
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday...
production, consumption and import in the Republic of Latvia. Energy policy of Latvia will describe the politics of Latvia
Politics of Latvia
The politics of Latvia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. The President holds a primarily ceremonial role as Head of State. Executive power is exercised by the government...
related to energy more in detail.
Latvia is net energy importer. Primary energy use in Latvia was 49 TWh and 22 TWh per million persons in 2009.
Overview
| Energy in Latvia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capita | Prim. energy | Production | Import | Electricity | CO2-emission | |
| Million | TWh | TWh | TWh | TWh | Mt | |
| 2004 | 2.31 | 53.5 | 24.9 | 35.6 | 5.9 | 7.2 |
| 2007 | 2.28 | 54.3 | 20.9 | 35.2 | 7.0 | 8.3 |
| 2008 | 2.27 | 52.1 | 20.8 | 32.2 | 7.0 | 7.9 |
| 2009 | 2.26 | 49.1 | 24.4 | 31.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Change 2004-2009 | -2.2 % | -8.3 % | -1.9 % | -11.8 % | 9.8 % | -6.6 % |
| Mtoe = 11.63 TWh, Prim. energy includes energy losses | ||||||