Cropland — Area, per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area, per capita in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area, per capita in Latvia stood at 0.0007 1000 ha per person. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 1000 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Latvia 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -39.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0007 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 7.6× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0007 1000 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area, per capita 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 | -39.9% | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.292 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate -0.2941 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0007 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per capita in Latvia?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Latvia was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Latvia ranks 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.