Agriculture-driven deforestation in Latvia
Latvia: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 69.15 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Latvia, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 69.15 hectares for agriculture-driven deforestation in 2024.
That represents a change of down 47.7% on the previous year and down 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture-driven deforestation in Latvia peaked at 328.9 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.31 hectares, in 2003.
That places Latvia 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115.38 hectares | 34.31 hectares | 206.75 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 203.76 hectares | 76.11 hectares | 328.9 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.91 hectares | 69.15 hectares | 132.12 hectares | 5 |
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More environment data for Latvia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 11.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.24 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1936 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0199 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0208 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0044 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5531 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture-driven deforestation in Latvia?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Latvia was 69.15 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 328.9 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.31 hectares in 2003.
- How does Latvia rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Latvia ranks 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-driven deforestation rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.