Arable land — Area in Latvia
Latvia: Arable land — Area was 1,356 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Latvia is 1,356 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Latvia peaked at 1,710 1000 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 957 1000 ha, in 2003.
Latvia ranks 111th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Latvia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,688 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 1,687 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,710 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,002 1000 ha | -41.4% |
| 1996 | 1,060 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 1,079 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1,059 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 987 1000 ha | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 970 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 958 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 973 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 957 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,009 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 1,092 1000 ha | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 1,205 1000 ha | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 1,188 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,170 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,168 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,173 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,158 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,178 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,208 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,230 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,288 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1,290 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,295 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,319 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,334 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,362 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1,357 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,360 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,356 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1,356 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 172.25 1000 ha, 7.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1,356 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,338 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable 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 | -41.4% | 1,710 1000 ha | 1,002 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,284 1000 ha | 987 1000 ha | 1,710 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,069 1000 ha | 957 1000 ha | 1,205 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,235 1000 ha | 1,158 1000 ha | 1,319 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,354 1000 ha | 1,334 1000 ha | 1,362 1000 ha | 5 |
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)
- 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 arable land — area in Latvia?
- Arable land — area in Latvia was 1,356 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,710 1000 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 957 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Latvia rank for arable land — area?
- Latvia ranks 111th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.