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 139th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 40.66 % | — |
| 1993 | 40.4 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 40.82 % | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 29.44 % | -27.9% |
| 1996 | 30.12 % | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 28.48 % | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 28.11 % | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 25.99 % | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 25.52 % | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 25.41 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 25.63 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 25.42 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 26.39 % | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 27.87 % | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 29.81 % | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 29.55 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 29.33 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 29.46 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 29.01 % | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 29.18 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 29.59 % | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 30.16 % | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 30.08 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.28 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 31.03 % | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 31.06 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 31.14 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.5 % | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 31.64 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 31.66 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 31.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.67 % | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 31.67 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.49 %, 1.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 31.67 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.63 %, 73% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land — Share in Land area 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% | 40.82 % | 29.44 % |
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
- 136 Dominica 32.62 % compare
- 137 Liechtenstein 32.31 % compare
- 138 Zambia 32.07 % compare
- 140 Costa Rica 31.43 % compare
- 141 Guinea-Bissau 31.4 % compare
- 142 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (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 139th out of 255 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.