Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Latvia
Latvia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 68.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Latvia is 68.8 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Latvia peaked at 69.14 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.69 %, in 1995.
Latvia ranks 45th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.86 % | 54.69 % | 67.32 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 62.5 % | 60.49 % | 64.96 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.45 % | 63.77 % | 67.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.71 % | 67.75 % | 69.14 % | 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 — Area 1,356 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.73 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Latvia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Latvia was 68.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.14 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.69 % in 1995.
- How does Latvia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Latvia ranks 45th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.