Forest land — Area in Latvia
Latvia: Forest land — Area was 3,467 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Latvia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 3,467 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Latvia peaked at 3,467 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,187 1000 ha, in 1992.
Latvia ranks 98th of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Latvia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3,187 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 3,193 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3,200 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 3,207 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3,214 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 3,221 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 3,227 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3,234 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 3,241 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3,254 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3,267 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3,280 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3,293 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3,307 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 3,320 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 3,333 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3,346 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3,359 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3,372 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3,377 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 3,383 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,388 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3,393 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 3,399 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3,406 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,413 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3,420 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3,427 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3,434 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3,441 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,447 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3,454 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 3,460 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 3,467 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 3,467 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 6.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 3,467 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,210 1000 ha | 3,187 1000 ha | 3,234 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 3,300 1000 ha | 3,241 1000 ha | 3,359 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,398 1000 ha | 3,372 1000 ha | 3,427 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,451 1000 ha | 3,434 1000 ha | 3,467 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 95 Guatemala 3,536 1000 ha compare
- 96 Kazakhstan 3,521 1000 ha compare
- 97 Serbia 3,475 1000 ha compare
- 99 Serbia and Montenegro 3,408 1000 ha compare
- 100 Portugal 3,363 1000 ha compare
- 101 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,278 1000 ha compare
- 101 United Kingdom 3,278 1000 ha 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 land — area in Latvia?
- Forest land — area in Latvia was 3,467 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,467 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,187 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for forest land — area?
- Latvia ranks 98th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.