Latvia vs Moldova: Arable land use per person
Latvia
0.722 hectares per person
in 2023
Moldova
0.7613 hectares per person
in 2023
Latvia rank
9th
Moldova rank
8th
Arable land use per person over time
- Latvia
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 0.7613 hectares per person against 0.722 hectares per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.0393 hectares per person.
That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 9th and Moldova ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5141 hectares per person | 0.6009 hectares per person | 0.0869 hectares per person | Moldova |
| 2000s | 0.4759 hectares per person | 0.6331 hectares per person | 0.1573 hectares per person | Moldova |
| 2010s | 0.6212 hectares per person | 0.6258 hectares per person | 0.0046 hectares per person | Moldova |
| 2020s | 0.7172 hectares per person | 0.7293 hectares per person | 0.0122 hectares per person | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Latvia or Moldova?
- Moldova, at 0.7613 hectares per person against 0.722 hectares per person in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Latvia and Moldova?
- 0.0393 hectares per person, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Moldova?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Moldova rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Latvia ranks 9th and Moldova ranks 8th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.