Forest area as share of land area in Latvia
Latvia: Forest area as share of land area was 55.71 in 2025. β² Rising
Forest area as share of land area in Latvia, 1990β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Latvia is 55.71, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Latvia peaked at 55.71 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.99, in 1990.
Latvia ranks 45th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.48 | 50.99 | 51.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.03 | 52.08 | 53.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6 | 54.19 | 55.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.45 | 55.18 | 55.71 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 42 Estonia 57.26 compare
- 43 Jamaica 56.91 compare
- 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 56.48 compare
- 46 Marshall Islands 53.94 compare
- 47 Saint Lucia 53.84 compare
- 48 Colombia 53.59 compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 40.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 7.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0012 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 75,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 93,499 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Latvia?
- Forest area as share of land area in Latvia was 55.71 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.71 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.99 in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Latvia ranks 45th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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