Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Latvia
Latvia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 55.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
55.7%
World rank
44th
of 219 countries
All-time high
55.7%
in 2025
All-time low
51.0%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Latvia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Latvia stood at 55.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Latvia peaked at 55.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 1990.
Latvia ranks 44th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.0% | — |
| 2000 | 52.1% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 55.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 54.2% | 54.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 55.2% | 55.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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- 46 Saint Lucia 53.8% compare
- 47 Colombia 53.6% 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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0387 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -0.361 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per capita 0.0453 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 7,331 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Latvia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Latvia was 55.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Latvia ranks 44th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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