Country area — Area in Latvia

Latvia: Country area — Area was 6,459 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
6,459 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
135th
of 248 countries
All-time high
6,459 1000 ha
in 1992
All-time low
6,459 1000 ha
in 2020
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Country area — Area in Latvia, 1992–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k1992200820241992: 6.5k 1000 ha1993: 6.5k 1000 ha1994: 6.5k 1000 ha1995: 6.5k 1000 ha1996: 6.5k 1000 ha1997: 6.5k 1000 ha1998: 6.5k 1000 ha1999: 6.5k 1000 ha2000: 6.5k 1000 ha2001: 6.5k 1000 ha2002: 6.5k 1000 ha2003: 6.5k 1000 ha2004: 6.5k 1000 ha2005: 6.5k 1000 ha2006: 6.5k 1000 ha2007: 6.5k 1000 ha2008: 6.5k 1000 ha2009: 6.5k 1000 ha2010: 6.5k 1000 ha2011: 6.5k 1000 ha2012: 6.5k 1000 ha2013: 6.5k 1000 ha2014: 6.5k 1000 ha2015: 6.5k 1000 ha2016: 6.5k 1000 ha2017: 6.5k 1000 ha2018: 6.5k 1000 ha2019: 6.5k 1000 ha2020: 6.5k 1000 ha2021: 6.5k 1000 ha2022: 6.5k 1000 ha2023: 6.5k 1000 ha2024: 6.5k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, country area — area in Latvia stood at 6,459 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, country area — area in Latvia peaked at 6,459 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6,459 1000 ha, in 2020.

That places Latvia 135th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,459 1000 ha 6,459 1000 ha 6,459 1000 ha 8
2000s 6,459 1000 ha 6,459 1000 ha 6,459 1000 ha 10
2010s 6,459 1000 ha 6,459 1000 ha 6,459 1000 ha 10
2020s 6,459 1000 ha 6,459 1000 ha 6,459 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 132 Georgia 6,970 1000 ha compare
  2. 133 Sri Lanka 6,561 1000 ha compare
  3. 134 Lithuania 6,529 1000 ha compare
  4. 136 Togo 5,678 1000 ha compare
  5. 137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,121 1000 ha compare
  6. 138 Costa Rica 5,110 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is country area — area in Latvia?
Country area — area in Latvia was 6,459 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest country area — area recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 6,459 1000 ha in 1992.
What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 6,459 1000 ha in 2020.
How does Latvia rank for country area — area?
Latvia ranks 135th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
Is country area — area rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,500 data points, 1961–2024
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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.