Ireland vs Latvia: Annual afforestation
Ireland
5,660 hectares per year
in 2020
Latvia
4,040 hectares per year
in 2020
Ireland rank
26th
Latvia rank
28th
Annual afforestation over time
- Ireland
- Latvia
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 5,660 hectares per year against 4,040 hectares per year in Latvia, a difference of 1,620 hectares per year.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.4 times Latvia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 26th and Latvia ranks 28th of 106 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,880 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 16,880 hectares per year | Ireland |
| 2000s | 10,120 hectares per year | 1,440 hectares per year | 8,680 hectares per year | Ireland |
| 2010s | 5,405 hectares per year | 2,495 hectares per year | 2,910 hectares per year | Ireland |
| 2020s | 5,660 hectares per year | 4,040 hectares per year | 1,620 hectares per year | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Ireland or Latvia?
- Ireland, at 5,660 hectares per year against 4,040 hectares per year in Latvia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Ireland and Latvia?
- 1,620 hectares per year, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latvia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Ireland and Latvia rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Ireland ranks 26th and Latvia ranks 28th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.