Arable land use per person in Latvia
Latvia: Arable land use per person was 0.722 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land use per person in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Latvia is 0.722 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Latvia peaked at 0.7227 hectares per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4032 hectares per person, in 1995.
Latvia ranks 9th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Latvia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.6457 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.6581 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6784 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4032 hectares per person | -40.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4314 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4435 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4394 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4129 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4097 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4099 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4212 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4183 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4458 hectares per person | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4878 hectares per person | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5432 hectares per person | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5399 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5374 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5454 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5592 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5622 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5791 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6002 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6064 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6219 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6573 hectares per person | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6642 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.672 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6892 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7019 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7227 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.722 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.722 hectares per person | -0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.722 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 9.9× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.722 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 3.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land use per person 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 | -40.6% | 0.6784 hectares per person | 0.4032 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5141 hectares per person | 0.4032 hectares per person | 0.6784 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4759 hectares per person | 0.4097 hectares per person | 0.5454 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6212 hectares per person | 0.5592 hectares per person | 0.6892 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7172 hectares per person | 0.7019 hectares per person | 0.7227 hectares per person | 4 |
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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 arable land use per person in Latvia?
- Arable land use per person in Latvia was 0.722 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7227 hectares per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4032 hectares per person in 1995.
- How does Latvia rank for arable land use per person?
- Latvia ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.