Africa vs Latvia: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Africa
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.73 ha/cap against 0.21 ha/cap in Africa, a difference of 0.52 ha/cap.
That makes Latvia's figure about 3.5 times Africa's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 14th and Latvia ranks 12th of 34 groups.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3013 ha/cap | 0.5212 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.265 ha/cap | 0.479 ha/cap | 0.214 ha/cap | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.238 ha/cap | 0.625 ha/cap | 0.387 ha/cap | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.214 ha/cap | 0.726 ha/cap | 0.512 ha/cap | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Africa or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.73 ha/cap against 0.21 ha/cap in Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Africa and Latvia?
- 0.52 ha/cap, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Latvia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Latvia rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Africa ranks 14th and Latvia ranks 12th of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.