Annual forest expansion in Latvia
Latvia: Annual forest expansion was 7,150 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual forest expansion 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
The most recent figure for annual forest expansion in Latvia is 7,150 hectares per year, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Latvia peaked at 13,510 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5,610 hectares per year, in 2010.
That places Latvia 39th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual forest expansion in Latvia, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,800 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 13,510 hectares per year | +98.7% |
| 2010 | 5,610 hectares per year | -58.5% |
| 2015 | 7,550 hectares per year | +34.6% |
| 2020 | 7,150 hectares per year | -5.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 7,150 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,880 hectares per year, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 7,150 hectares per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,130 hectares per year, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,800 hectares per year | 6,800 hectares per year | 6,800 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 13,510 hectares per year | 13,510 hectares per year | 13,510 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 6,580 hectares per year | 5,610 hectares per year | 7,550 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 7,150 hectares per year | 7,150 hectares per year | 7,150 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 forest expansion in Latvia?
- Annual forest expansion in Latvia was 7,150 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 forest expansion recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,510 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,610 hectares per year in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for annual forest expansion?
- Latvia ranks 39th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).