Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Latvia
Latvia: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Latvia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.0% for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Latvia peaked at 0.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Latvia 73rd out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +44.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +27.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Latvia?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Latvia was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Latvia ranks 73rd out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.