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 101st of 231 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.09 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 237 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 9.71 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 604 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.51 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 10 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 68.8 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.73 ha/cap (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 101st out of 231 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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About this data
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.