Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Latvia
Latvia: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 95.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Latvia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 95.3% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Latvia peaked at 95.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 1990.
Latvia ranks 23rd of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.4% | — |
| 2000 | 88.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 95.3% | +2.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 95.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.9%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 95.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.1%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.4% | 86.4% | 86.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 88.4% | 88.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 90.5% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 93.5% | 95.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 20 Iceland 96.3% compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 95.8% compare
- 22 Cook Islands 95.6% compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 93.2% compare
- 25 Ukraine 91.2% compare
- 26 Czechia 91.1% 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest with a long-term management plan in Latvia?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Latvia was 95.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Latvia ranks 23rd out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).