Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Latvia
Latvia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Latvia peaked at 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
Latvia ranks 108th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Latvia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 105 Slovakia 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Puerto Rico 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 107 Poland 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Croatia 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 110 New Caledonia 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Fiji 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4481 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.4831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -6.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Latvia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Latvia was 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Latvia ranks 108th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.