Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Latvia
Latvia: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Latvia peaked at 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Latvia 61st out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Latvia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | -40.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0172 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0209 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0209 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area, per square kilometre 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 | -40.7% | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 58 Guinea-Bissau 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Indonesia 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Greece 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Grenada 0.0206 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Senegal 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Morocco 0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4481 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.4831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -6.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Latvia?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Latvia was 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Latvia rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Latvia ranks 61st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.