Agricultural land area — Arable land in Latvia
Latvia: Agricultural land area — Arable land was 1,356 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land area — Arable land in Latvia, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land area — arable land in Latvia stood at 1,356 Hectares.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — arable land in Latvia peaked at 1,840 Hectares in 1999 and was at its lowest, 956.4 Hectares, in 2003.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Arable land in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,656 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 1,644 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,588 Hectares | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1,442 Hectares | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 1,225 Hectares | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 1,710 Hectares | +39.6% |
| 1996 | 1,713 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,800 Hectares | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 1,840 Hectares | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 969.9 Hectares | -47.3% |
| 2001 | 958.2 Hectares | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 972.8 Hectares | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 956.4 Hectares | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1,009 Hectares | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 1,092 Hectares | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 1,205 Hectares | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 1,188 Hectares | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,170 Hectares | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,168 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,173 Hectares | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,158 Hectares | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,178 Hectares | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,208 Hectares | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,209 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,230 Hectares | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,288 Hectares | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1,290 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,295 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,319 Hectares | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,334 Hectares | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,362 Hectares | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1,357 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,360 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,356 Hectares | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land area — Arable land in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -47.3% | 1,840 Hectares | 969.9 Hectares |
| 1995 | +39.6% | 1,225 Hectares | 1,710 Hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,624 Hectares | 1,225 Hectares | 1,840 Hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,069 Hectares | 956.4 Hectares | 1,205 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,235 Hectares | 1,158 Hectares | 1,319 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,354 Hectares | 1,334 Hectares | 1,362 Hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 4 United Kingdom 6,083 Hectares compare
- 4 Australia 64,949 Hectares compare
- 5 Lithuania 2,294 Hectares compare
- 5 Brazil 55,642 Hectares compare
- 6 Argentina 40,387 Hectares compare
- 7 Canada 37,848 Hectares compare
- 8 Ukraine 32,924 Hectares compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 29,670 Hectares compare
- 9 Netherlands 1,002 Hectares compare
- 10 Mexico 20,024 Hectares compare
- 10 Croatia 850.26 Hectares compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.97 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.13 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Total area 64,590 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 13,700 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 62,230 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 6,010 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate 0.2195 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable land in Latvia?
- Agricultural land area — arable land in Latvia was 1,356 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,840 Hectares in 1999.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 956.4 Hectares in 2003.
- How does Latvia rank for agricultural land area — arable land?
- Latvia ranks 7th out of 12 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — arable land rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Arable land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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