Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Latvia
Latvia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 9.71 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Latvia stood at 9.71 %.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Latvia peaked at 13.18 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 9.63 %, in 2021.
Latvia ranks 136th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.04 % | 9.93 % | 13.18 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.08 % | 9.74 % | 10.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.34 % | 10.04 % | 10.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.75 % | 9.63 % | 10.06 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 133 Timor-Leste 10.09 % compare
- 134 Republic of Moldova 10.06 % compare
- 135 Montserrat 9.8 % compare
- 137 Croatia 9.58 % compare
- 138 Fiji 9.44 % compare
- 139 New Caledonia 9.38 % compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.09 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 237 1000 ha (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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Latvia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Latvia was 9.71 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.18 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.63 % in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Latvia ranks 136th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. 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.