Annual afforestation in Latvia
Latvia: Annual afforestation was 4,040 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Latvia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual afforestation in Latvia stood at 4,040 hectares per year. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Latvia peaked at 4,040 hectares per year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 1990.
Latvia ranks 28th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Latvia, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 1,440 hectares per year | — |
| 2010 | 2,130 hectares per year | +47.9% |
| 2015 | 2,860 hectares per year | +34.3% |
| 2020 | 4,040 hectares per year | +41.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 4,040 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 425 hectares per year, 9.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 4,040 hectares per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 920 hectares per year, 4.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,440 hectares per year | 1,440 hectares per year | 1,440 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,495 hectares per year | 2,130 hectares per year | 2,860 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 4,040 hectares per year | 4,040 hectares per year | 4,040 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Latvia?
- Annual afforestation in Latvia was 4,040 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,040 hectares per year in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for annual afforestation?
- Latvia ranks 28th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.