Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Latvia
Latvia: Cropland area under protective cover — Area was 0.1 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Latvia, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland area under protective cover — area in Latvia is 0.1 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area under protective cover — area in Latvia peaked at 0.11 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.05 1000 ha, in 2016.
Latvia ranks 42nd of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Latvia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.11 1000 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0.08 1000 ha | -27.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1 1000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.07 1000 ha | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 0.08 1000 ha | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.07 1000 ha | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1 1000 ha | +42.9% |
| 2015 | 0.06 1000 ha | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 1000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1 1000 ha | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.1 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8307 1000 ha, 12% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.1 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6658 1000 ha, 15% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0967 1000 ha | 0.08 1000 ha | 0.11 1000 ha | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.083 1000 ha | 0.05 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area under protective cover — area in Latvia?
- Cropland area under protective cover — area in Latvia was 0.1 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.11 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for cropland area under protective cover — area?
- Latvia ranks 42nd out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area under protective cover — area rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 under protective cover — Area. 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.