Forest land — Share in Land area in Latvia
Latvia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 55.61 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Latvia stood at 55.61 %. That is the highest value across all 33 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 — share in land area in Latvia peaked at 55.61 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.21 %, in 1992.
That places Latvia 53rd out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 51.21 % | — |
| 1993 | 51.32 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 51.43 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 51.54 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 51.65 % | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 51.76 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 51.86 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 51.97 % | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 52.08 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 52.29 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 52.5 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 52.72 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 52.93 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 53.14 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 53.35 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 53.56 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 53.77 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 53.98 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.19 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 54.28 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 54.36 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 54.45 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 54.53 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 54.62 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 54.73 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.84 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.96 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 55.07 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 55.18 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 55.29 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 55.4 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 55.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 55.61 % | +0.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 55.61 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 1.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 55.61 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.85 %, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.59 % | 51.21 % | 51.97 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 53.03 % | 52.08 % | 53.98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6 % | 54.19 % | 55.07 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4 % | 55.18 % | 55.61 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 50 Lao People's Democratic Republic 56.64 % compare
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- 54 Saint Lucia 53.75 % compare
- 55 Colombia 53.71 % compare
- 56 Marshall Islands 53.65 % 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 — share in land area in Latvia?
- Forest land — share in land area in Latvia was 55.61 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.61 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.21 % in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Latvia ranks 53rd out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in 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.