Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Latvia
Latvia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 31.67 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Latvia stood at 31.67 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Latvia peaked at 40.82 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 25.41 %, in 2001.
That places Latvia 121st out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33 % | 25.99 % | 40.82 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 27.44 % | 25.41 % | 29.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3 % | 29.01 % | 31.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.66 % | 31.64 % | 31.67 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 118 Dominica 32.62 % compare
- 119 Liechtenstein 32.31 % compare
- 120 Zambia 32.07 % compare
- 122 Costa Rica 31.43 % compare
- 123 Guinea-Bissau 31.4 % compare
- 124 Congo 31.19 % 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)
- Recovered paper — Production 75,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 93,499 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 2,260 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 644 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 21,231 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 18,179 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 67,722 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Latvia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Latvia was 31.67 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.82 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.41 % in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Latvia ranks 121st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.