Change forest area share total in Latvia
Latvia: Change forest area share total was 0.1894 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest area share total in Latvia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.1894 for change forest area share total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Latvia peaked at 0.4029 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1559, in 2015.
Latvia ranks 43rd of 228 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2139 | — |
| 1992 | 0.2134 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2129 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2125 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.212 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2116 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2111 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2107 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2103 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2098 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4029 | +92.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4013 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3997 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3981 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3965 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.395 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3934 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3919 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3904 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3888 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1569 | -59.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1567 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1564 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1562 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1559 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2085 | +33.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2081 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2077 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2072 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2068 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1908 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1905 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1901 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1897 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1894 | -0.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.1894 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714, 2.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +92.0% | 0.2098 | 0.4029 |
| 2011 | -59.6% | 0.3888 | 0.1569 |
| 2016 | +33.7% | 0.1559 | 0.2085 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.212 | 0.2103 | 0.2139 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3779 | 0.2098 | 0.4029 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2003 | 0.1559 | 0.3888 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1929 | 0.1894 | 0.2068 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More environment data for Latvia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3087 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 9.32 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 15.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Latvia?
- Change forest area share total in Latvia was 0.1894 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4029 in 2001.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1559 in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for change forest area share total?
- Latvia ranks 43rd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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