Cropland — Area per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.73 ha/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area per capita in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.73 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.73 ha/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.41 ha/cap, in 1995.
Latvia ranks 12th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5212 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.69 ha/cap | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.479 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.625 ha/cap | 0.56 ha/cap | 0.69 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.726 ha/cap | 0.71 ha/cap | 0.73 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Latvia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Latvia was 0.73 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 ha/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 ha/cap in 1995.
- How does Latvia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Latvia ranks 12th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.