Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Latvia
Latvia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Latvia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Latvia is 1.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Latvia peaked at 2.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2014.
That places Latvia 175th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +72.6% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -30.5% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +34.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -33.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 4 |
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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)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.6367 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0663 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 38.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value, annual growth rate 24.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Latvia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Latvia was 1.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
- How does Latvia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Latvia ranks 175th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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