Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Latvia
Latvia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 563,600 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Latvia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Latvia stood at 563,600 hectares. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Latvia peaked at 563,600 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 315,940 hectares, in 1992.
Latvia ranks 53rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 318,635 hectares | 315,940 hectares | 321,330 hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 325,020 hectares | 322,100 hectares | 327,941 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 416,918 hectares | 328,590 hectares | 517,598 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 552,815 hectares | 542,030 hectares | 563,600 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Latvia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 11.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.24 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1936 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0199 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0208 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0044 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5531 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Latvia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Latvia was 563,600 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 563,600 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 315,940 hectares in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Latvia ranks 53rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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