Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Latvia
Latvia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 0.09 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Latvia stood at 0.09 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Latvia peaked at 0.12 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.03 %, in 1994.
That places Latvia 214th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.04 % | — |
| 1993 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.03 % | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.06 % | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.05 % | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.06 % | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 % | +66.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.12 % | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 % | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.07 % | -30.0% |
| 2006 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 % | +42.9% |
| 2011 | 0.09 % | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.07 % | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 0.05 % | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.07 % | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 0.09 % | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.09 % | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.09 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 1% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.09 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.73 %, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.05 % | 0.03 % | 0.06 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.083 % | 0.06 % | 0.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.063 % | 0.05 % | 0.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.09 % | 0.09 % | 0.09 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Latvia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Latvia was 0.09 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.12 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 % in 1994.
- How does Latvia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Latvia ranks 214th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.