Planted Forest — Area in Latvia
Latvia: Planted Forest — Area was 563.6 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Latvia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 563.6 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Latvia peaked at 563.6 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 315.94 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Latvia 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 318.63 1000 ha | 315.94 1000 ha | 321.33 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 325.02 1000 ha | 322.1 1000 ha | 327.94 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 416.92 1000 ha | 328.59 1000 ha | 517.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 552.81 1000 ha | 542.03 1000 ha | 563.6 1000 ha | 6 |
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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 Land area 9.71 % (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Latvia?
- Planted forest — area in Latvia was 563.6 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 563.6 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 315.94 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for planted forest — area?
- Latvia ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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 Planted Forest — 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.