Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Latvia
Latvia: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Latvia stood at 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Latvia peaked at 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2001.
Latvia ranks 108th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Latvia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0255 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0264 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -27.9% | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 105 Dominica 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Liechtenstein 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 107 Zambia 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Congo 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 110 Austria 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Costa Rica 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4481 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.4831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -6.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Latvia?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Latvia was 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Latvia ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.