Cropland — Share in Land area in Latvia
Latvia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 21.95 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Latvia is 21.95 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Latvia peaked at 27.96 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 15.57 %, in 2003.
Latvia ranks 82nd of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 27.48 % | — |
| 1993 | 27.5 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 27.96 % | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 16.57 % | -40.7% |
| 1996 | 17.29 % | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 17.58 % | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 17.21 % | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 16.05 % | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 15.78 % | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 15.59 % | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 15.83 % | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 15.57 % | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 16.41 % | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 17.76 % | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 19.57 % | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 19.25 % | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 18.91 % | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 18.87 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 18.96 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.72 % | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 19.03 % | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 19.51 % | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 19.53 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.87 % | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 20.83 % | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 20.86 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 20.94 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 21.34 % | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 21.58 % | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 22.03 % | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 21.97 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 22.02 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 21.95 % | -0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 21.95 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.11 %, 2.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 21.95 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.45 %, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Share in Land area 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% | 27.96 % | 16.57 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.95 % | 16.05 % | 27.96 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 17.35 % | 15.57 % | 19.57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.96 % | 18.72 % | 21.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.91 % | 21.58 % | 22.03 % | 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 — share in land area in Latvia?
- Cropland — share in land area in Latvia was 21.95 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.96 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.57 % in 2003.
- How does Latvia rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Latvia ranks 82nd out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 — Share in Land 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.