Energy intensity
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2. Statistical presentation
Data description
Energy intensity describes the efficiency of energy use in a country to create one unit of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It is expressed as the ratio between total energy consumption and GDP at constant prices.
Energy intensity by type of activity (NACE Rev. 2) is an indicator that characterizes the final consumption of energy in the sector for the creation of one unit of value added. It is expressed as the ratio between final energy consumption (excluding energy consumed for non-energy purposes) and value added at constant prices.
Energy intensity is measured in kilograms of oil equivalent (kgoe) per thousand euro at constant prices.
When comparing the indicator over a longer period of time, volumes are expressed in constant prices in order to avoid the effects of price level fluctuations.
Statistical concepts and definitions
Statistical unit
Institutional sector unit, local kind-of-activity unit, legal unit.
Statistical population
Economically active merchants, budgetary institutions, foundations, associations, funds.
3. Institutional mandate
Legal acts and other agreements
- The Cabinet Regulation “Official Statistics Programme 20xx-20xx”.
4. Accessibility and clarity
On-line database
5. Comparability
Comparability - geographical
The Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) publishes information on the EU-28 (2013 - 2020), EU-27 (from 2020) as well as on a country-by-country basis in the section “Energy” on its website.
Length of comparable time series
Comparable data available from 2017 onwards.
6. Coherence
Coherence- cross domain
N/A
7. Statistical processing (data source etc.)
Source data
Data sources for Energy statistics:
Energy balance data are acquired from several CSB surveys on the purchase and use of energy resources, supply of natural gas, production of heat and electricity, industrial production and sale, trade with third countries (EXTRASTAT) and trade with EU Member States (INSTRASTAT).
Data are acquired also from the Road Traffic Safety Directorate reference year information on the number of motor vehicles that have undergone roadworthiness tests and from the State Revenue Service report "Turnover of oil products (fuel)".
Information about the amount of electricity sold by electricity traders is obtained from JSC Sadales tīkls and JSC Augstsprieguma tīkls.
Data sources for GDP calculations:
GDP calculations are made in line with the methodology of the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010). Main data sources used in calculations are:
- Surveys of enterprises and institutions;
- Labour Force Survey;
- Data from the Budget, the Treasury, the State Revenue Service, the Bank of Latvia and the Financial and Market Commission;
- Household Budget Survey.
The calculations include also estimates for non-response, non-registered units, under-reporting to fiscal administration, income in kind, products produced for own consumption as well as income from illegal activities (e.g., sale of drugs).
Energy intensity is published according to the Eurostat database table [nrg_ind_ei] “Energy intensity”.
Energy intensity by kind of activity (NACE Rev. 2) is calculated using:
- Data on final energy consumption in industry, construction and other sectors by kind of activity (at the level of divisions, NACE Rev. 2) of the statistics table [ENB060] “Energy balance, TJ, thsd toe (NACE Rev.2)”;
- Data at constant prices by kind of activity (at the level of NACE Rev. 2 divisions) of the statistics table [GDP060] “Gross value added by kind of activity (NACE Rev.2)”.
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Data compilation
The data are comparable with previous years and available according to the statistical classification of economic activities codes - NACE Rev. 2.