Latvia vs Yemen: Primary Forest — Area

Latvia
17.47 1000 ha
in 2025
Yemen
15.37 1000 ha
in 2025
Latvia rank
90th
Yemen rank
91st

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Latvia
  • Yemen
051015199020072025

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 17.47 1000 ha against 15.37 1000 ha in Yemen, a difference of 2.1 1000 ha.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Yemen ahead.

Latvia ranks 90th and Yemen ranks 91st of 169 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 14.96 1000 ha 15.37 1000 ha 0.4125 1000 ha Yemen
2000s 14.94 1000 ha 15.37 1000 ha 0.425 1000 ha Yemen
2010s 15.89 1000 ha 15.37 1000 ha 0.516 1000 ha Latvia
2020s 17.28 1000 ha 15.37 1000 ha 1.91 1000 ha Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Latvia or Yemen?
Latvia, at 17.47 1000 ha against 15.37 1000 ha in Yemen as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Latvia and Yemen?
2.1 1000 ha, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Yemen?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Yemen rank globally for primary forest — area?
Latvia ranks 90th and Yemen ranks 91st of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.