Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Latvia
Latvia: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per square kilometre in Latvia is 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Latvia peaked at 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Latvia 44th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Latvia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 1996 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0214 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0218 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — 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 | -41.4% | 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0206 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0172 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0214 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 41 Malta 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Sri Lanka 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Sierra Leone 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Albania 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 San Marino 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Ghana 0.0207 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Latvia?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Latvia was 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Latvia rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Latvia ranks 44th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — 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
Arable land — 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.