Latvia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Forest land — Area

Latvia
3,467 1000 ha
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3,278 1000 ha
in 2025
Latvia rank
80th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
83rd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Latvia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
01.0k2.0k3.0k199020072025

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 3,467 1000 ha against 3,278 1000 ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 189 1000 ha.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 80th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 83rd of 215 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 3,210 1000 ha 2,875 1000 ha 335.6 1000 ha Latvia
2000s 3,300 1000 ha 3,001 1000 ha 298.75 1000 ha Latvia
2010s 3,398 1000 ha 3,138 1000 ha 259.57 1000 ha Latvia
2020s 3,451 1000 ha 3,246 1000 ha 204.05 1000 ha Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Latvia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Latvia, at 3,467 1000 ha against 3,278 1000 ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Latvia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
189 1000 ha, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Latvia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for forest land — area?
Latvia ranks 80th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 83rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
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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.