Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Latvia
Latvia: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre for agriculture — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — 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 110th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Agriculture — 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 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture — 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
- 107 Liechtenstein 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 108 Malta 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Zambia 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Austria 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Congo 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 Slovenia 0.0306 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 agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Latvia?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Latvia was 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — 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 agriculture — 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 agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Latvia ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — 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.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — 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
Agriculture — 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.