Forest rents in Latvia
Latvia: Forest rents was 1.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Forest rents in Latvia, 1995–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.1% for forest rents in 2021.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Latvia peaked at 2.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2008.
That places Latvia 54th out of 212 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Forest rents in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.4% | — |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +47.3% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -31.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +27.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +45.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 40.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 7.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0012 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 75,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 93,499 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Latvia?
- Forest rents in Latvia was 1.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for forest rents?
- Latvia ranks 54th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Forest rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.