Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Latvia
Latvia: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 1,779 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,779 ha th
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
30th
of 266 countries
All-time high
2,541 ha th
in 2016
All-time low
0 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
14
1990–2024
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Latvia, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
In 2024, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Latvia stood at 1,779 ha th.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Latvia peaked at 2,541 ha th in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
That places Latvia 30th out of 266 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Latvia, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 1,687 ha th | — |
| 2010 | 1,623 ha th | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,799 ha th | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 2,541 ha th | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 1,863 ha th | -26.7% |
| 2018 | 1,899 ha th | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1,978 ha th | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 1,999 ha th | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2,023 ha th | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1,911 ha th | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 1,765 ha th | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 1,779 ha th | +0.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1,779 ha th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 306.36 ha th, 5.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 843.53 ha th | 0 ha th | 1,687 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,950 ha th | 1,623 ha th | 2,541 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,895 ha th | 1,765 ha th | 2,023 ha th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 27 Croatia 2,033 ha th compare
- 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,005 ha th compare
- 29 Czechia 1,782 ha th compare
- 31 Estonia 1,757 ha th compare
- 32 Uruguay 1,678 ha th compare
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,626 ha th compare
- 33 United Kingdom 1,626 ha th 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)
- 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 forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Latvia?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Latvia was 1,779 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,541 ha th in 2016.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Latvia ranks 30th out of 266 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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