Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Latvia
Latvia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 1.24 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Latvia stood at 1.24 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Latvia peaked at 1.24 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6 1000 ha, in 1992.
Latvia ranks 179th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6 1000 ha | 0.6 1000 ha | 0.6 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.88 1000 ha | 0.6 1000 ha | 1.2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7888 1000 ha | 0.63 1000 ha | 1.2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 1000 ha | 1.24 1000 ha | 1.24 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 177 Estonia 1.57 1000 ha compare
- 178 Equatorial Guinea 1.49 1000 ha compare
- 179 Bahrain 1.24 1000 ha compare
- 181 Brunei Darussalam 1.13 1000 ha compare
- 182 Polynesia 1.07 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.09 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 237 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 9.71 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 604 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.51 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 10 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 68.8 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,356 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.73 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Latvia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Latvia was 1.24 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Latvia ranks 179th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.8%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.