Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Latvia
Latvia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 16.26 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Latvia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 16.26 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Latvia peaked at 16.26 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.74 %, in 2010.
That places Latvia 73rd 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 | 9.93 % | 9.91 % | 9.94 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.85 % | 9.76 % | 9.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.26 % | 9.74 % | 15.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.02 % | 15.78 % | 16.26 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 — share in forest land in Latvia?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Latvia was 16.26 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.26 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.74 % in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Latvia ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.