Land use hidden — Planted Forest in Latvia

Latvia: Land use hidden — Planted Forest was 4,828 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,828 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
3rd
of 9 regions
All-time high
4,828 Square kilometres
in 2023
All-time low
3,159 Square kilometres
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Land use hidden — Planted Forest in Latvia, 1992–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1992200720231992: 3.2k Square kilometres1993: 3.2k Square kilometres1994: 3.2k Square kilometres1995: 3.2k Square kilometres1996: 3.2k Square kilometres1997: 3.2k Square kilometres1998: 3.2k Square kilometres1999: 3.2k Square kilometres2000: 3.2k Square kilometres2001: 3.3k Square kilometres2002: 3.4k Square kilometres2003: 3.5k Square kilometres2004: 3.6k Square kilometres2005: 3.6k Square kilometres2006: 3.7k Square kilometres2007: 3.8k Square kilometres2008: 3.9k Square kilometres2009: 4.0k Square kilometres2010: 4.1k Square kilometres2011: 4.1k Square kilometres2012: 4.2k Square kilometres2013: 4.2k Square kilometres2014: 4.3k Square kilometres2015: 4.4k Square kilometres2016: 4.4k Square kilometres2017: 4.5k Square kilometres2018: 4.5k Square kilometres2019: 4.6k Square kilometres2020: 4.7k Square kilometres2021: 4.7k Square kilometres2022: 4.8k Square kilometres2023: 4.8k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

In 2023, land use hidden — planted forest in Latvia stood at 4,828 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — planted forest in Latvia peaked at 4,828 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,159 Square kilometres, in 1992.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,186 Square kilometres 3,159 Square kilometres 3,213 Square kilometres 8
2000s 3,606 Square kilometres 3,221 Square kilometres 3,991 Square kilometres 10
2010s 4,337 Square kilometres 4,077 Square kilometres 4,597 Square kilometres 10
2020s 4,741 Square kilometres 4,654 Square kilometres 4,828 Square kilometres 4

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 1 OECD 1.23 million Square kilometres compare
  2. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 880,345 Square kilometres compare
  3. 3 United States 275,210 Square kilometres compare
  4. 4 Canada 194,449 Square kilometres compare
  5. 5 Russia 188,801 Square kilometres compare
  6. 6 Sweden 144,324 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — planted forest in Latvia?
Land use hidden — planted forest in Latvia was 4,828 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — planted forest recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 4,828 Square kilometres in 2023.
What is the lowest land use hidden — planted forest recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,159 Square kilometres in 1992.
How does Latvia rank for land use hidden — planted forest?
Latvia ranks 3rd out of 9 regions with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — planted forest rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Planted Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Planted Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
213 places, 7,122 data points, 1990–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata