Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Latvia?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Latvia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Latvia

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Latvia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Latvia: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 25.26 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

25.26 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

140th

of 240 countries

All-time high

25.28 1000 ha

in 2023

All-time low

24.66 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Latvia, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 25.26 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Latvia peaked at 25.28 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.66 1000 ha, in 2001.

Latvia ranks 140th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	24.88 1000 ha	24.66 1000 ha	25.07 1000 ha	9
2010s	25.1 1000 ha	25.04 1000 ha	25.15 1000 ha	10
2020s	25.23 1000 ha	25.17 1000 ha	25.28 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Latvia

137 Melanesia 29.85 1000 ha compare
138 Madagascar 28.68 1000 ha compare
139 Liberia 27.91 1000 ha compare
141 Albania 24.61 1000 ha compare
142 China, Hong Kong SAR 24.47 1000 ha compare
143 Malawi 24.08 1000 ha compare

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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)
Arable land — Area 1,356 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Latvia?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Latvia was 25.26 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Latvia?: The highest recorded value was 25.28 1000 ha in 2023.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Latvia?: The lowest recorded value was 24.66 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Latvia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Latvia ranks 140th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Latvia?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latvia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.