What households and businesses in Latvia pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H1 2026.
At $0.271 per kWh, household electricity in Latvia is the 15th most expensive of the 30 countries Voltlas tracks — right around the median. Household natural gas runs $0.091 per kWh, 14th of 25. Filling up costs $2.17 per liter of gasoline ($8.20/gal), the 11th highest of 30 — and roughly 46% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 73% of Latvia's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 139 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.361 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.271), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Latvia makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 139 gCO₂/kWh · 6 TWh · Ember
Oil0.8%
Natural gas26.2%
Hydro46.7%
Wind3.5%
Solar13.1%
Bioenergy9.7%
Energy price history
USD per kWh, all taxes included · Eurostat
Electricity · household
Electricity · business
Natural gas · household
What's tax at the pump
Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 26 Oct 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
Methodology. Prices are all-taxes-included, sourced from Eurostat and converted to USD at recent reference rates. Electricity and gas are end-user retail prices per kWh. Voltlas aggregates only freely republishable official data; coverage and update frequency vary by country.